Black Bottom Cupcakes

12 Aug, 2011Featured, Sinfully Delicious

Looking through the archives at rachaelraymag.com, you know Everyday with Rachael Ray, is a sure fire way to screw with my desires to eat better and healthier. I know that there must be some healthy choices on there somewhere, but I always end up in the not so good for you section. I came across a recipe for Black-Bottom Cupcakes. Now I have to admit I tend to stay away from a recipe for cupcakes that does not include frosting, but this cupcake is like a cheesecake/cupcake combo that I just had to try. One of my favorite things about making these tasty treats, aside from the fact that they were incredible, was that the prep time was short and I did not even have to break of the mixer. All that was needed were a couple of mixing bowls. So, let’s get started so you can enjoy yourself some black bottom cupcakes today!

What You’ll Need:

8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
2 1/2 cups of sugar
Salt
1 large egg yolk
6 ounces semisweet chocolate chips (I like the mini ones)
2 1/4 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoons of baking soda
1/4 cup and 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1/3 cup and 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 1/2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar

1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

What You’ll Do:

Preheat your oven to 350°. Line your two muffin pans with baking cups (two pans 12 cups each). Combine in a mixing bowl the cream cheese, a cup of sugar, and a dash of salt. After combined, mix the egg yolk in well. Then, fold int he chocolate chips and set to the side.
In another mixing bowl, whisk the flour, remaining sugar, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, baking soda and the cocoa powder together. Follow up by adding in 1 1/2 cups water, oil, vinegar, and the vanilla. Stir it all until it’s smooth.

Fill the baking cups 2/3 full with the cake batter, and then top each one with about a tablespoon of the cream cheese mix. You will feel like the cups are pretty full, but this is a good thing. Bake until you find that the cupcake edges seem to be firm to the touch, which is around 25 minutes.