Chocolate Cupcakes With Cream Cheese Filling

If you love chocolate and cream cheese, here is the PERFECT combination. It's a little time intensive, but completely worth it.

8 oz. cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup white sugar
1 egg
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips (minis work really well)
1 chocolate cake mix

Step 1: Preheat & Line

Preheat the oven to 350 and optional: line cupcake tins with cupcake papers.

Step 2: Make the Cake, But Don't Bake

Prepare chocolate cake mix according to package directions, but do not bake.

Step 3: Mix Cream Cheese & Sugar

In separate bowl cream together cream cheese and sugar until smooth.

Step 4: Egg and Chocolate

Beat in the egg until well blended, and then stir in chocolate chips. 

Step 5: Fill It Up

Fill 1/3 full with chocolate cake batter. Add 1 tsp. cream cheese mixture to the center, and top with more cake batter. 

Step 6: Bake

Bake according to package directions for cupcakes. 

Step 7: Cool Down & Enjoy

Cool cupcakes and optional: frost with chocolate or cream cheese frosting.

Now enjoy your fabulous chocolate cream cheese cupcakes!