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Black Bottom Cupcakes

Delicious Black Bottom Cupcakes Recipe with Cream Cheese Filling

Satisfy your chocolate cravings with these delightful Black Bottom Cupcakes featuring a creamy filling.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings: 12 cupcakes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 210
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup buttermilk
  • ⅓ cup vegetable oil
  • 1 large egg
  • ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 8 oz cream cheese, softened
  • ½ cup powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Equipment

  • Cupcake tin
  • Mixing Bowls
  • whisk
  • electric mixer

Method
 

  1. Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a cupcake tin with paper liners.
  2. In one bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking soda, and salt. In another bowl, combine buttermilk, oil, egg, and vanilla until blended. Gradually mix wet ingredients into dry ingredients and fold in chocolate chips.
  3. For the filling, beat cream cheese and powdered sugar until smooth; add vanilla extract.
  4. Fill each cupcake liner with about two tablespoons of chocolate batter, drop in one tablespoon of cream cheese filling, then top off with more batter until three-quarters full.
  5. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Allow cooling before serving.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cupcakeCalories: 210kcalCarbohydrates: 30gProtein: 3gFat: 9g

Notes

Feel free to customize these cupcakes by swapping in Greek yogurt for buttermilk or using dark chocolate chips instead of semi-sweet. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to three days or refrigerate for a week.

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