This recipe has been around for years ( I think I've been making these for at least 40 years!) but I tried something different with it this time. Usually it's made with a chocolate cake mix, but decided to try it with red velvet. ( yes, I know red velvet is really just chocolate with red coloring!). So you make the cake mix according to the package instructions, The in a separate bowl mix together sugar, egg & cream cheese.
It makes however many the cake mix says--usually about 2 dozen.
Experimented taking photos of the batter--this was the one I liked the best ( enhanced with HDR at Picnik) Add chocolate chips to the cream cheese mixture & drop the filling onto each cupcake.
Bake according to cake mix directions. They are delicious warm, right out of the oven, but I put cream cheese frosting on the ones I was taking to a party.
Here's what one looks like on the inside!
Surprise Cupcakes
1 (2 layer ) cake mix--chocolate or whatever kind you want to use--without pudding preferable
8 oz cream cheese
1/3 c. sugar
1 (6 oz.) pkg. chocolate chips
1 egg
Mix cake according to package directions. In a separate bowl cream together the cream cheese and sugar. Beat in the egg and then fold in the chocolate chips. Fill the cupcake tins 1/2 full with cake batter, then top with 1 rounded teaspoon of cream cheese mixture. Bake according to cake mix directions. Frost as desired. Makes 24-30 cupcakes.
2 comments:
Oh my! That looks wonderful! I'd try it, but then I'd eat every last cupcake!
Don't frost them & then you can freeze them & take them out a few at a time!
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