My friend, Katie Johnson, made these for a special devotional evening we put together for the young girls in our church. These cupcakes were gorgeous with cream cheese frosting piped on them in little stars that covered the tops, with a sprinkling of round white nonpareils. But the real appreciation came when everyone tasted them. They are absolutely divine. Seriously, they are so rich and delicious. I'm not much of a fan of cupcakes, really. So imagine my surprise when I bit into one of these heavenly chocolaty decadent cupcakes! It was a moment never to forget....:)
Anyway, they are very easy and the cream cheese frosting is completely optional. This time I made these for a treat for my family, so I didn't add the frosting since they are very yummy without it. But if I was making these for a special baby shower or brunch or something, I would pipe the frosting on the tops just like Katie did. They were very pretty.
Black Bottom Cupcakes
submitted by Erin ~ The Sisters Cafe
8 oz cream cheese
1 egg
1/3 c. sugar
1/8 tsp salt
1 (6-oz) pkg semisweet chocolate chips (I HIGHLY RECOMMEND Mini Chocolate Chips. They are PERFECT!)
1 ½ c. sifted flour
1 c. sugar
1 tsp soda
¼ c. cocoa
½ tsp salt
1 c. water
1/3 c. oil
1 T. vinegar
1 tsp vanilla
Beat cream cheese, egg, sugar and salt in a bowl. Stir in chocolate chips (mini sized is best!). Set aside. Beat all remaining ingredients until blended. Fill cupcakes liners 1/3 full. (Yes, that's right - use cupcake liners! With the rich centers they are likely to fall apart after baking if you try to extract them from the tin without liners.) Top each with a heaping spoonful of cream cheese mixture. Bake at 350 for 25 to 30 minutes. Makes 1 ½ dozen.
Cream Cheese Frosting
4 oz cream cheese
3 T. softened butter
1 tsp vanilla
1 ¼ to 1 ½ c. powdered sugar
Beat together, adding milk and more powdered sugar to desired consistency and quantity. (There's a chance you may need to double this if you are piping the frosting.)
Those look awesome, Erin, and your commentary made me smile. Life changing is a good thing!
ReplyDeleteWow oh wow--they look amazing. I can see how you would never forget something so divine as chocolate and cream cheese combined. :)
ReplyDeleteYUM!! I can't wait to make these! Super cute too - they would be perfect for a party!
ReplyDeleteWow--these sound and look amazing! I wish I could just run over and try one! I am really missing having sisters near by. It is hard to get used to. Come visit Erin and bring those cupcakes! he he I love you!
ReplyDeleteI just found your site and LOVE it! I did not have a family like yours while growning up (and still don't) so it's fun to get a peek inside into one! I am hoping the family we are raising now will be like that. Your recipes look fabulous and I love the concept of your blog. You all must be tickled to pieces. :) Your mom lives on forever here on earth through this!
ReplyDeleteThose cupcakes look delicious and will have to make them for next FHE! Thank you for all your hard work and I hope you all around for years to come!
P.S. I tried to make the Honey Lime Enchiladas, but I couldn't since my husband kept nibbling on the chicken filling before I could assemble! He said it was delicious!
WOW love these - When I finish Boot Camp I will have to treat myself with "one" of these - The rest will go to hubby's office...
ReplyDeleteThese look fantastic Erin. I love that they are so easy to make.
ReplyDeleteWow!!! These look and sound amazing!!!
ReplyDeletemmmm, these look fabulous!
ReplyDeleteMy mom used to make these when I was a kid for very special occasions. She used a chocolate ganache instead of cream cheese frosting. I agree - mini chocolate chips are best. I also like coconut inside. They are to die for! I make them only once a year or so, but they are always a hit!
ReplyDeleteHi! I nominated you for an award! Stop by and pick it up...I enjoy your blog so much!!Kay
ReplyDeleteThis looks fabulous. Does the chocolate batter really have no eggs? Just wanted to ask before I tried the recipe.
ReplyDeleteHi Vickie!
ReplyDeleteYou're right - no eggs. Hope you like them! :)
Erin, thanks for your feedback. I baked these, they were fabulous! We're going to use them for a wedding open house this week end. I love your website, it has inspired me to do more cooking. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteWell I will have to see how they turned out since I mixed everything all together. I was following the directions, but I got confused when it said to said the first part aside as I read further it did not say what you were supposed to do with that so I thought it must be mixed together. But after I mixed it all I realized I made a mistake, oh well. I hope it still tastes good.
ReplyDeleteOh, Samantha! I'm sorry you got confused! You are supposed to beat the cream cheese together with the egg, sugar, salt and chocolate chips and then set it aside. You then proceed to make the batter and fill the muffin cups with the batter. THEN you put a heaping spoonful of the cream cheese mixture into the middle of the batter in each muffin cup. THEN you cook it.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry you got confused with the recipe!
Erin - we tried this today, but I didn't have cupcake liners, so I made it as a cake, and it was SO good! And it's so cool that you know Katie! She's one of my BFF. =)
ReplyDeleteI made these for family and my quilting group - didn't even bother with the icing.. and they were very well received.
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