Black Bottom Cupcakes
These Black Bottom Cupcakes are dark and rich with a cream cheese center that will melt your Valentine's heart!
Servings: 12 Cupcakes
Calories: 283kcal
Ingredients
Cream Cheese Filling
- 8 oz. cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/8 tsp. salt
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla
Cupcakes
- 1 1/2 cups cake flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 cup fresh brewed coffee, cooled
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1 Tbsp. white vinegar
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- mini chocolate chips, for sprinkling, if desired
Instructions
Cream Cheese Filling
- In a medium bowl, combine all filling ingredients and beat with a hand mixer on medium speed until smooth, about 1-2 minutes. No lumps should remain. Set aside.
Cupcakes
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 12-cup standard muffin tin with paper liners.
- In a large bowl, whisk together cake flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt. Add the coffee, vegetable oil, vinegar and vanilla extract and mix until smooth and well combined.
- Fill each muffin cup 2/3 full with the chocolate batter and top with one heaping tablespoon of the cream cheese filling. If desired, sprinkle the cream cheese filling with some mini chocolate chips. Bake for 20 minutes or until the cream cheese mixture is set and a toothpick inserted into the chocolate portion comes out clean.
- Cool in pans for 10 minutes before removing to racks to cool completely. Refrigerate any leftovers.
Nutrition
Calories: 283kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 38mg | Sodium: 280mg | Potassium: 85mg | Sugar: 25g | Vitamin A: 280IU | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 0.5mg