Tuxedo Muffins

• FOR THE MUFFINS:
• 2-1/2 cups All-purpose Flour
• 1 cup Brown Sugar
• 3 Tablespoons Cocoa Powder
• 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
• 1/2 teaspoons Baking Soda
• 1/2 teaspoons Salt
• 1-1/3 cup Buttermilk
• 6 Tablespoons Oil
• 2 whole Eggs, Beaten
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
• 1/2 teaspoons Almond Extract
• 1/2 cups Semisweet Chocolate Chips, Melted
• 1 cup White Chocolate Chips
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• FOR THE FILLING:
• 4 ounces, weight Cream Cheese
• 1/4 cups Powdered Sugar
• 1/2 teaspoons Almond Extract
• 1 Tablespoon Cornstarch

1. Preheat oven to 375.
2. Make cream cheese filling by beating all ingredients (powdered sugar, cream cheese, cornstarch and almond extract) in a small bowl until smooth and set aside.
3. In a large bowl whisk flour, brown sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
4. In another bowl, mix buttermilk, oil, 2 beaten eggs, vanilla and almond extracts.
5. Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients and mix until just combined.
6. Melt semi-sweet chocolate chips in microwave on high for 1 minute stirring every 30 seconds.
7. Stir melted chocolate into batter until fully incorporated.
8. Fold in white chocolate chips.
9. Fill muffin tin with a spoonful of batter. Place a spoonful of cream cheese filling in center of muffin cup on top of batter (try not to let filling touch the sides of pan)
10. Cover filling with another spoonful of batter in each muffin cup (make sure filling is completely covered).
11. Transfer filled muffin pan to oven and bake for 25 minutes.

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Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/breads/tuxedo-muffins/ (may not work)