Ingredients
- Filling:
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1 large egg white
- 1 tbsp sour cream
- 1 /4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- Cupcakes:
- 3/4 cup all purpose flour
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup Dutch processed cocoa powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup water, room temp
- 4 tbsp butter, melted and cooled
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Preparation
Step 1
1. Heat oven to 400 degrees. Line 12 cup muffin tin with paper liners
2. For the filling: Beat the cream cheese, sugar and salt together in a medium bowl on medium speed until smooth about 30 seconds
3. Beat in the egg white and sour cream until combined, about 30 seconds. Stir in the chocolate chips.
4. For the cupcakes: Whisk the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt together by hand in large bowl. Whisk in the water, sour cream, melted butter and vanilla until just incorporated.
5. Using a grease 1/3 cup measure, portion the batter into each muffin cup. Spoon a rounded tbsp of the cream cheese mixture onto the center of each cupcake
6. Bake the cupcakes until the tops just begin to crack, 18-22 mins, rotating tin halfway through baking.
7. Cool in the tin for 10 mins