Black Bottom Cupcakes

• 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

1. Preheat oven to 350u0b0.
2. In medium bowl, combine cream cheese, egg, 1/3 cup sugar and 1/8 tsp. salt.
3. Mix well.
4. Add bag of chocolate chips and blend well.
5. In another medium bowl, sift together flour, 1 cup sugar, cocoa, 1/2 teaspoon salt and baking soda.
6. Add to dry ingredients, water, salad oil and vanilla. Blend well.
7. Using cupcake liners, line cupcake pans.
8. Fill each cup 1/2 full with the chocolate batter.
9. Drop 1 heaping teaspoonful of the cream cheese mixture into the middle of each chocolate filled cup.
10. Over the top of each cup, sprinkle slivered/sliced almonds and a little sugar.
11. Bake for 20 to 30 minutes.
12. Makes 2 dozen.
13. These are very rich, but so wonderful.

cream cheese, sugar, chocolate chips, sugar, salt, water, vanilla, egg, salt, flour, cocoa, baking soda, salad oil, almonds

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=383508 (may not work)