1 ea 8-ounce package cream cheese 1 ts Soda
-softened 1/2 ts Salt
1 1/2 c Sugar; divided 1/4 c Cocoa
1 ea Egg; slightly beaten 1 c ;Water
1/8 ts Salt 1/2 c Vegetable oil
1 ea 6-ounce package semisweet 1 tb Vinegar
-chocolate morsels 1 ts Vanilla extract
1 1/2 c All-purpose flour
Combine cream cheese and 1/2 cup sugar; beat until smooth. Add
egg, 1/8 teaspoon salt, and chocolate morsels, stirring well. Set
aside.
Combine flour, remaining 1 cup sugar, soda, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and
cocoa; stir until blended. Add water, oil, vinegar, and vanilla; stir
until batter is smooth. Spoon batter into paper-lined muffin pans,
filling half-full. Spoon a tablespoonsful of cream cheese mixture
into center of each cupcake. Bake at 350 degrees F for 25 to 30
minutes or until cupcakes test done. Yield: 18 cupcakes.
Mrs. Jack O’Bryan of Missouri in October, 1981 “Southern Living”
Typos by Jeff Pruett
Yields
18 cupcakes