Ooey Gooey Stuffed Cupcakes

• 1 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
• 1 c. granulated sugar
• 1/2 c. sifted cocoa powder, for chocolate cupcakes
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 large egg, cracked into a small cup or saucer
• 1 stick unsalted butter, softened
• 1/2 c. buttermilk
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1/2 c. hot water
• 6 oz. cream cheese
• 1/4 c. sugar
• 6 oz. bittersweet chocolate chips
• 1/4 c. flaked sweetened coconut

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
2. Line 1 12-cup muffin tin with 12 paper muffin-tin liners and place 4 paper muffin-tin liners inside another muffin tin.
3. Add 2 tablespoons of water to each of the paperless muffin wells.
4. In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt.
5. Add the egg, butter, buttermilk, and vanilla, adding the hot water last.
6. Beat with an electric mixer until smooth.
7. Divide the batter evenly among the paper muffin-tin liners.
8. In a small bowl, beat the cream cheese with the sugar.
9. Fold in the chocolate chips and coconut.
10. Drop the cream cheese mixture into the center of the cupcakes.
11. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until the cupcakes rise and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Remove from the oven and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
12. Drizzle chocolate sauce, the recipe of which follows, over cupcakes when serving.

flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, salt, egg, unsalted butter, buttermilk, vanilla extract, hot water, cream cheese, sugar, bittersweet chocolate chips, coconut

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=16992 (may not work)