Joey's Mini Cupcakes

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My husband loves to bake these every year. He often adds mint chocolate chips for the holidays.

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Prep Time:
30 mins
Cook Time:
30 mins
Total Time:
1 hr
Servings:
44
Yield:
44 cupcakes
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Ingredients

Original recipe (1X) yields 44 servings

Filling:

  • 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened

  • ½ cup white sugar

  • 1 egg

  • teaspoon salt

  • 16 ounces miniature chocolate chips

Cupcakes:

  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour

  • 1 cup white sugar

  • ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder

  • 1 teaspoon baking soda

  • ½ teaspoon salt

  • 1 cup water

  • cup vegetable oil

  • 1 tablespoon vinegar

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

  • 2 tablespoons white sugar, or as needed

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease or line 44 miniature muffin cups with paper liners.

  2. Beat cream cheese, 1/2 cup sugar, egg, and 1/8 teaspoon salt together in a bowl until filling is smooth; fold in chocolate chips.

  3. Sift flour, 1 cup sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, and 1/2 teaspoon salt together in a bowl. Beat water, vegetable oil, vinegar, and vanilla extract into flour mixture until batter is evenly mixed. Fill muffin cups 1/3-full with batter; top each with about 1 teaspoon cream cheese filling. Sprinkle cupcakes with remaining 2 tablespoons sugar.

  4. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the sides of a cupcake come out clean, 30 to 35 minutes.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

129 Calories
7g Fat
18g Carbs
2g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 44
Calories 129
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 7g 9%
Saturated Fat 3g 16%
Cholesterol 10mg 3%
Sodium 80mg 3%
Total Carbohydrate 18g 6%
Dietary Fiber 1g 3%
Total Sugars 13g
Protein 2g 3%
Calcium 10mg 1%
Iron 1mg 4%
Potassium 58mg 1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.

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