Chocolate And Cream Cheese Cupcakes Food

CHOCOLATE AND CREAM CHEESE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and line a 12-cup standard muffin tin with paper cupcake liners.
• Put the butter, cocoa powder and chocolate in a large bowl. Pour the boiling water over and let stand 5 minutes. Whisk until smooth, and then whisk in the sugar, vanilla and eggs. Whisk in the flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda until just combined. Stir in the walnuts. Divide the batter among the prepared liners so they are about three-quarters full.
• Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with moist crumbs, 22 to 24 minutes. Cool in the tins for 5 minutes, then remove and cool completely on a wire rack.
• Beat the cream cheese and butter on medium speed, in a large bowl, with an electric mixer until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Beat in the vanilla and lemon juice. Adjust the speed to low speed and gradually add the confectioners' sugar and beat until well combined. Frost the tops of the cupcakes and sprinkle with chopped walnuts.

CHOCOLATE CREAM CHEESE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• 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.

CHOCOLATE CREAM CHEESE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• For filling, in a small mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and 1/2 cup sugar until smooth. Beat in egg and 1/2 teaspoon salt until combined. Fold in chocolate chips; set aside., In a bowl, combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda, and remaining sugar and salt. In another bowl, whisk the water, oil and vinegar; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. , Fill paper-lined muffin cups half full with batter. Drop filling by heaping tablespoonfuls into the center of each. Bake at 350° for 24-26 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in cake comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely. , For frosting, in a large mixing bowl, combine confectioners' sugar, cocoa, butter, milk and vanilla; beat until blended. Frost cupcakes; sprinkle with pecans. Store in the refrigerator.

CHOCOLATE CREAM CHEESE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine first four ingredients.
• Add chocolate chips and set aside.
• Mix remaining ingredients well.
• Fill muffin tins, lined with paper cups 1/3 to 1/2 full with this mixture.
• Drop a large spoonful of cheese mixture on top.
• Bake at 350 for 20 to 25 minutes.

RED VELVET CUPCAKES WITH CHOCOLATE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• For the cupcakes: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 muffin tins with cupcake liners.
• Sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl. In a large bowl with an electric mixer, beat together the granulated sugar, oil and eggs until completely combined and fluffy. Stir in the food coloring, vinegar and vanilla. Mix the dry ingredients into the wet, alternating in batches with the buttermilk, until completely combined.
• Scoop the batter into the liners, filling them about two-thirds of the way full. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Set on a wire baking rack to cool completely.
• For the frosting: In the bowl of a stand mixer or in a large bowl with an electric mixer, beat the cream cheese and butter until fluffy and combined, about 2 minutes. Slowly add the confectioners' sugar and beat until combined. Remove 1/2 cup of frosting to a piping bag with a small round tip or a ziptop bag. Add the cocoa powder, melted chocolate, vanilla, food coloring and salt to the remaining frosting and beat until completely combined.
• Using an offset spatula or butter knife, spread the chocolate frosting onto the cupcakes in an even layer, as flat as possible. Next, use the white frosting to pipe stitching onto each cupcake, one 2-inch line with 3 small cross-stitches. Serve on a green platter (for grass)!

CREAM CHEESE STUFFED CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Make the Fudgy Frosting: Melt the butter in a large saucepan. Stir in the sugar, cocoa, and salt. (It may look grainy or sandy.) In a bowl combine the cream, sour cream and coffee. Whisk into the cocoa mixture and continue heating on low while stirring to dissolve the sugar grains. The mixture should get hot to the touch but never simmer or boil. Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla. Let cool until it thickens and becomes spreadable, about 3 hours. If too thin, stir in some confectioners' sugar.
• Make the Filling: In a standing mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream the cream cheese. Add the sugar, egg, and vanilla and blend. Add the chips and mix a few seconds on low to just fold in.
• Make the Cupcakes: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. In a large bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients. In a large measuring cup combine the water, oil, vinegar, instant coffee, and vanilla. Whisk it into the dry ingredients until just combined and don't worry if there are a few lumps.
• Line 2 muffin tins with cupcake papers and fill each 2/3 full of batter. Drop a heaping teaspoon of the filling into the center of each. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes. Cool the cupcakes completely. Frost the cupcakes with the frosting.

CREAM CHEESE CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy. Beat in the sugar, egg and salt until smooth. Fold in chocolate and peanut butter chips; set aside. , For cupcakes, in a large bowl, beat the sugar, water, oil, vinegar and vanilla until well blended. In a large bowl, combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into sugar mixture and mix well., Fill paper-lined muffin cups half full with batter. Top each with about 2 tablespoons of the cream cheese mixture. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into cupcake comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.

CHOCOLATE BAR CREAM CHEESE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Place a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 350°F Line 24 cupcake cups with paper liners. Set the pans aside.
• Break the chocolate bars into quarters, stack them on top of each other, and slice down the short end of the stack with a sharp knife. You will have about 1 cup of 1/4 inch shavings. Set them aside.
• Place the cake mix, cream cheese, oil, eggs, and vanilla in a large mixing bowl. Blend with an electric mixer on low speed for 30 seconds. Stop the mixer and scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula. Increase the mixer speed to medium and blend for 2 minutes more, scraping down the sides again if needed. Stir in the chocolate shavings.The batter should look thickened and smooth. Spoon or scoop 1/3 cup batter into each lined cup, filling it three quarters of the way full. Place the pans in the oven.
• Bake the cupcakes until they spring back when lightly pressed with your finger 20 to 23 minutes. Remove the pans from the oven and place them on wire racks to cool for 5 minutes .

CHOCOLATE CREAM CHEESE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• For filling:
• Using electric mixer, beat cream cheese in medium bowl. Add egg, sugar, salt, and vanilla and beat until almost smooth. Fold in chocolate chips.
• For cupcakes:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Line standard muffin pan with 12 paper liners. Whisk first 5 ingredients in small bowl. Using electric mixer, beat sugar and butter in large bowl until fluffy. Beat in eggs. Stir in vanilla and chocolate; beat at high speed 5 seconds. Beat in flour mixture alternately with milk. Beat on high for 5 seconds to blend. Divide batter among cups, filling 1/3 full. Using tablespoon, hollow out center of each cupcake. Place 1 heaping tablespoonful cream cheese filling in each center.
• Bake cupcakes until toothpick inserted into center (but not cream cheese filling) comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Cool 10 minutes in pan. Remove from pan; cool completely on rack.

CHOCOLATE CHIP CUPCAKES WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350ºF.
• Line 12 muffing cups with paper liners.
• In medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt.
• In a large bowl, beat the sugar and 1/2 cup of butter at medium speed for 2 min or until smooth and creamy.
• Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Beat in 1 tsp vanilla.
• At low speed, alternately beat in four mixture with milk until incorporated, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
• Stir in 1 cup chocolate chips.
• Fill paper liners about 3/4 full with the batter.
• Bake for 23-28 min or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out with just a few crumbs attached. If the toothpick penetrates a chocolate chip, test another spot.
• Cool in pan on wire rack for 15 minute.
• Remove from pan and cool completely.
• In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese and 2 Tbs butter at medium speed until blended and smooth.
• Beat in 1/2 tsp vanilla and almond extract.
• At low speed, beat in powdered sugar until well blended and smooth.
• Spread cupcakes with frosting and sprinkle with the remaining 1/4 cup chocolate chips.