*  Exported from  MasterCook  *

                          BLACK BOTTOM CUPCAKES

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Serving Size  : 3    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Desserts

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
                        -----CREAM-CHEESE MIXTURE-----
  16       oz           Cream cheese,
                        -room temperature
   2                    Eggs
     2/3   c            Sugar
     1/8   t            Salt
  12       oz           Chocolate chips,
                        -semisweet
                        -----FLOUR MIXTURE-----
   3       c            Flour, all-purpose
   1       c            Sugar, granulated
     1/2   c            Dark brown sugar
   2       t            Baking soda
     1/2   c            Cocoa, or more
                        -to taste
     1/8   t            Salt
                        -----LIQUIDS-----
   1 1/3   c            Water
     2/3   c            Vegetable oil
   2       T            Vinegar, white
   1       T            Vanilla
   2       T            Rum, dark
                        -(Myers's), optional
  16       oz           Sour cream

  Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
  
  MAKE THE CREAM-CHEESE MIXTURE:  Blend cream cheese, eggs, sugar and salt
  with a wooden spoon. Carefully fold in chips. Set aside.
  
  MAKE THE FLOUR MIXTURE:  Combine flour, sugar, brown sugar, cocoa, baking
  soda and salt in another bowl. Mix in the liquids. Blend thoroughly.
  
  Line muffin tins with cupcake papers.  Fill papers about 3/4 full with
  batter.  Drop about one heaping tablespoon of the cream cheese mixture into
  the center of each.  Bake until done, about 30 minutes.  Do not overbake.
  
  NOTES:
  
  *  Chocolate Cupcakes with a Cream Cheese Filling -- This was adapted from
  a recipe in the December, 1980 issue of _Bon Appetit_. I have doubled the
  original, along with changing it, so it may not double again easily. Yield:
  Makes 3 dozen.
  
  : Difficulty:  moderate.
  : Time:  20 minutes preparation, 30 minutes baking.
  : Precision:  measure the ingredients.
  
  : Ed Gould     s-2MTs0 Xs-2INUs0, 2560 Ninth Street, Berkeley, CA 94710 USA
  : {ucbvax,decvax}!mtxinu!ed
  
  : Copyright (C) 1986 USENET Community Trust
 


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