Black Bottom Cupcakes

* Exported from MasterCook *

BLACK BOTTOM CUPCAKES

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Serving Size : 3 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Desserts

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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-----CREAM-CHEESE MIXTURE-----
16 oz Cream cheese,
-room temperature
2 Eggs
2/3 c Sugar
1/8 t Salt
12 oz Chocolate chips,
-semisweet
-----FLOUR MIXTURE-----
3 c Flour, all-purpose
1 c Sugar, granulated
1/2 c Dark brown sugar
2 t Baking soda
1/2 c Cocoa, or more
-to taste
1/8 t Salt
-----LIQUIDS-----
1 1/3 c Water
2/3 c Vegetable oil
2 T Vinegar, white
1 T Vanilla
2 T Rum, dark
-(Myers's), optional
16 oz Sour cream

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

MAKE THE CREAM-CHEESE MIXTURE: Blend cream cheese, eggs, sugar and salt
with a wooden spoon. Carefully fold in chips. Set aside.

MAKE THE FLOUR MIXTURE: Combine flour, sugar, brown sugar, cocoa, baking
soda and salt in another bowl. Mix in the liquids. Blend thoroughly.

Line muffin tins with cupcake papers. Fill papers about 3/4 full with
batter. Drop about one heaping tablespoon of the cream cheese mixture into
the center of each. Bake until done, about 30 minutes. Do not overbake.

NOTES:

* Chocolate Cupcakes with a Cream Cheese Filling -- This was adapted from
a recipe in the December, 1980 issue of _Bon Appetit_. I have doubled the
original, along with changing it, so it may not double again easily. Yield:
Makes 3 dozen.

: Difficulty: moderate.
: Time: 20 minutes preparation, 30 minutes baking.
: Precision: measure the ingredients.

: Ed Gould s-2MTs0 Xs-2INUs0, 2560 Ninth Street, Berkeley, CA 94710 USA
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