Black Forest Stuffed Cupcakes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (18 1/2 ounce) package chocolate cake mix
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 egg
2 tablespoons sugar
1 (20 ounce) can cherry pie filling, divided
1 1/2 cups thawed whipped topping

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Prepare cake batter as directed on package; set aside.
Mix cream cheese, egg and sugar until well blended.
Remove 3/4 cup of the pie filling for garnish; set aside.
Spoon 2 tablespoons of the cake batter into each of 24 paper-lined medium muffin cups.
Top each with 1 tablespoon each of the cream cheese mixture and the remaining pie filling.
Cover evenly with remaining cake batter.
Bake for 25-30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes.
Remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely.
Top cupcakes with whipped topping and remaining pie filling just before serving.