Black Bottom Cupcakes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese at room temperature
1/3 c. sugar
1 (6 oz.) bag chocolate chips
1 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. water
1 tsp. vanilla
1 egg, slightly beaten
1/8 tsp. salt
1 1/2 c. plain flour
1/4 c. cocoa
1 tsp. baking soda
1/3 c. salad oil
slivered or sliced almonds

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0.
In medium bowl, combine cream cheese, egg, 1/3 cup sugar and 1/8 tsp. salt.
Mix well.
Add bag of chocolate chips and blend well.
In another medium bowl, sift together flour, 1 cup sugar, cocoa, 1/2 teaspoon salt and baking soda.
Add to dry ingredients, water, salad oil and vanilla. Blend well.
Using cupcake liners, line cupcake pans.
Fill each cup 1/2 full with the chocolate batter.
Drop 1 heaping teaspoonful of the cream cheese mixture into the middle of each chocolate filled cup.
Over the top of each cup, sprinkle slivered/sliced almonds and a little sugar.
Bake for 20 to 30 minutes.
Makes 2 dozen.
These are very rich, but so wonderful.