Name: Chocolate Cupcakes with Pumpkin Cheesecake Filling
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: Cream cheese, at room temperature - 1 (8 ounce) package; White sugar - ⅓ cup; Egg - 1; 100% pure pumpkin - 2 tablespoons; Yellow food coloring (Optional) - 6 drops; Red food coloring (Optional) - 3 drops; Salt - ⅛ teaspoon; Semisweet chocolate chips, or more to taste - ½ cup; All-purpose flour - 1 ½ cups; White sugar - 1 cup; Unsweetened cocoa powder - ¼ cup; Baking soda - 1 teaspoon; Salt - ½ teaspoon; Vegetable oil - ⅓ cup; Water - 1 cup; White vinegar - 1 teaspoon; Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon

Ingredients for - Chocolate Cupcakes with Pumpkin Cheesecake Filling

1. Cream cheese, at room temperature 1 (8 ounce) package

2. White sugar ⅓ cup

3. Egg 1

4. 100% pure pumpkin 2 tablespoons

5. Yellow food coloring (Optional) 6 drops

6. Red food coloring (Optional) 3 drops

7. Salt ⅛ teaspoon

8. Semisweet chocolate chips, or more to taste ½ cup

9. All-purpose flour 1 ½ cups

10. White sugar 1 cup

11. Unsweetened cocoa powder ¼ cup

12. Baking soda 1 teaspoon

13. Salt ½ teaspoon

14. Vegetable oil ⅓ cup

15. Water 1 cup

16. White vinegar 1 teaspoon

17. Vanilla extract 1 teaspoon

How to cook deliciously - Chocolate Cupcakes with Pumpkin Cheesecake Filling

1 . Stage

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a muffin tin with paper liners.

2 . Stage

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 . Stage

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 . Stage

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 . Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 25 minutes.