Black Bottom Cupcakes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese
1 egg
1/2 c. sugar
1/8 tsp. salt
6 oz. chocolate chips
1 1/2 c. flour
1 c. sugar
1/4 c. cocoa
1 tsp. soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. water
1/3 c. oil
1 Tbsp. vinegar
1 tsp. vanilla
chopped nuts (for topping)

Preparation

Beat together the cream cheese, egg, 1/2 cup of sugar and 1/8 teaspoon salt.
Stir in the chocolate chips and let stand.
Sift together the flour, 1 cup of sugar, cocoa, soda and 1/2 teaspoon salt.
Add the water, oil, vinegar and vanilla.
Beat well together until blended.
Fill cupcake papers 1/3 full with the chocolate batter, then top with heaping teaspoonfuls of the cheese batter and sprinkle with chopped nuts.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 25 minutes.
Makes 1 1/2 dozen.