one recipe down, one more to go today.
i made the black bottom cupcakes first today. this was my first time making them, so i was really excited! the general consensus in my house is that they turned out great, i guess that's all i can ask for!
here's the recipe that i used:

cream cheese filling:

8 ounces softened cream cheese
1/2 cup confectioners sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

* cream everything together in a standing mixer, then add chocolate chips at the end





batter:

2 1/4 cup flour
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
3/8 tsp. salt
1 1/2 cup boiling water
2 tbsp. butter
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 1/2 tsp. apple cider vinegar
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla

sift together all of your dry ingredients, and then create a well in the center.


while boiling your water, add your butter to melt. then combine all of your wet ingredients together.
add those to your dry ingredients and mix only until combined, do not over-mix.



pre-heat your oven to 350degrees.

fill your muffin tins about 1/3 of the way full with your batter mixture



then go back over and give each a good heaping spoonful of your cream cheese filling


bake for about 30 minutes, and enjoy!!