Chocolate Cream Cheese Cupcakes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 (3 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup sugar
1 egg
1 cup mini chocolate chips or 1 cup regular chocolate chips
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar (or more to suit taste)
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup water
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 tablespoon white vinegar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 - 3/4 cup chopped nuts

Preparation

Set oven to 350 degrees.
Line 18 muffin muffin cups with paper liners.
In a small bowl, combine cream cheese, 1/3 cup sugar and 1 egg; mix well, stir in chocolate chips; set aside.
Lightly spoon flour into a measuring cup; level off.
In a large bowl, combine flour, 1 cup sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt.
In a small bowl, mix together water, oil, vinegar and vanilla, add in to the flour mixture; beat at medium speed for 2 minutes.
Fill prepared muffin cups half full; top each with 1 tablespoon of the cream cheese mixture, then sprinkle sugar and chopped nuts on top of the cream cheese.
Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until the cream cheese mixture is light golden brown.
Cool completely.
Refrigerate any leftovers.