Black Bottom Cupcakes

By Bettye

Ingredients

• 8 oz. cream cheese, softened
• 1/8 tsp. salt
• 1 egg
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 6oz. package semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 1/2 cup flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup oil
• 1 cup water
• 1 Tsp. vinegar
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. soda
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1/4 cup cocoa

Preparation

Step 1

Mix together cream cheese, salt, egg 1/3 cup sugar and chocolate chips.

In another bowl combine flour, 1 cup sugar, oil, water, vinegar, salt soda vanilla and cocoa.

Fill cupcake cups 1/3 full of cake mixture. Top with 1 heaping tsp. of cream cheese mixture.

Sprinkle the top of each with sugar and chopped almonds. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.