Taste of Home’s Cupcake of the Week

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SERVINGS	36
CATEGORY	Dessert
METHOD	Baked
PREP	15 min.
COOK	20 min.
TOTAL	35 min.

Tips & Ideas:

To soften butter (or cream cheese) quickly, I place it in an ovenproof dish for 5 minutes in the oven as it is preheating. To melt the butter, I wait just a minute longer. —Corey D., Durham, North Carolina

Chocolate-Bottom Mini-Cupcakes

These freeze very well. I like to keep a batch on hand for drop-in guests or when I'm too busy to bake.
—Bertille Cooper, St. Inigoes, Maryland

INGREDIENTS:

FILLING:

1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1 egg
1/3 cup sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 cup (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips

BATTER:

1 cup water
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 tablespoon vinegar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup baking cocoa
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt

DIRECTIONS:

In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, egg, sugar and salt until smooth. Stir in chocolate chips; set aside. For batter, combine water, oil, vinegar and vanilla in another mixing bowl. Combine remaining ingredients; add to the liquid mixture and beat well (batter will be thin). Spoon about 2 teaspoons of batter into greased or paper-lined miniature muffin cups. Top with about 1 teaspoon of filling. Bake at 350° for 18-23 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in chocolate portion comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely. Yield: 6 dozen.

Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (2 each) equals 114 calories, 6 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 13 mg cholesterol, 130 mg sodium, 15 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 1 g protein.

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