Chocolate Cupcakes With Pumpkin Cheesecake Filling

• Filling:
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, at room temperature
• 1/3 cup white sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons 100% pure pumpkin
• 6 drops yellow food coloring (optional)
• 3 drops red food coloring (optional)
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips, or more to taste
• Cake:
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup water
• 1 teaspoon white vinegar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a muffin tin with paper liners.
2. Place cream cheese, 1/3 cup sugar, egg, pumpkin, yellow food coloring, red food coloring, and salt in a bowl. Beat using an electric mixer until thoroughly combined and no lumps remain. Stir in chocolate chips.
3. Whisk flour, 1 cup sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, and 1/2 teaspoon salt together in a large bowl. Mix in water, oil, vinegar, and vanilla extract until batter is well blended.
4. Fill muffin cups 1/2-full with batter; top with 1 tablespoon of the cream cheese mixture. Sprinkle a few chocolate chips on top.
5. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 25 minutes.

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Taken from www.allrecipes.com/recipe/259701/chocolate-cupcakes-with-pumpkin-cheesecake-filling/ (may not work)