I’m finally back from my cruise/family vacation! I went on a 5 day cruise to Ensenada, and honestly, if I had the choice, I wouldn’t do it again. Cruises are just not for me. That was my first cruise that I’ve ever been on and I just wasn’t very impressed. I’m not a fan of being stuck on a boat for a week. Don’t get me wrong, the idea of an all-you-can-eat buffet for every meal and 24 hour room service are definitely some perks, but I’d much rather spend my vacation roaming on land than going 20 miles max in the water.
I got this recipe from allrecipes.com and was very pleased with it! I halved the recipe and it made 10 cupcakes. The only difference is that I upped the cocoa powder for more of a chocolate flavor and added more vanilla extract that usual. Also, I would keep my eye on this when baking and lower the baking time. I don’t think they needed to bake for that long, since the top came out kind of dry. The inside was pleasantly moist, though.
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 1 egg
- 1/3 cup white sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup water
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
DIRECTIONS
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line muffin tins with paper cups or lightly spray with non-stick cooking spray.
- In a medium bowl, beat the cream cheese, egg, 1/3 cup sugar and 1/8 teaspoon salt until light and fluffy. Stir in the chocolate chips and set aside.
- In a large bowl, mix together the flour, 1 cup sugar, cocoa, baking soda and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Make a well in the center and add the water, oil, vinegar and vanilla. Stir together until well blended. Fill muffin tins 1/3 full with the batter and top with a dollop of the cream cheese mixture.
- Bake in preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes.
Having never been on a cruise, I don’t know if I’d enjoy being in one place all that time either. Bet the food was good though.
Your cupcakes don’t look the least bit dry. In fact, I’m wishing I had one right now.
These look yummy! They are a great combination of cream cheese and chocolate 🙂
Божествени cupcakes!Мммм……вкусно!Поздрави!
They look amazing! I’m gonna give them ago xoxoxo
These are on our short list of desserts to make. Someone sent a recipe 2 months ago, and we’ve yet to try. How nice to see yours!
Those look so delicious *__* and i agree cruses are kinda lame. I went to greece on a cruse and i felt really regulated and couldn’t enjoy the sites the way i would have liked :/ But anyways I’m so gonna try these and possibly not share them with anyone!
How do you suggest storing these if not eating right away but the next day. Will putting them in the fridge ruin them? It seems like they have to be since they have cream cheese in them.
I’ve found myself obsessing over cupcake recipes recently, but this one stood out above the others (or maybe it’s just because I desperately need a chocolate fix – it’s that time of the month!).
Any case, these bad boys are in the oven now – here’s holding thumbs they taste as delicious as they look in your pics.
Thanks for the awesome recipe!
Update: they’re out of the oven and taste fantastic!
Although, I ended up with too much of the cream cheese mixture, so I whipped up another about 2/3 of the chocolate cake mixture to use up all the cream cheese. Did I not use enough cream cheese per cupcake?
My cupcakes has a distinct seperate top layer of cream cheese – how did you get yours to sink into the chocolate mixture?
these look so good! I wanna bake them now but its too HOT!! Love your blog 🙂
oneordinaryday- i think everyone should try going on a cruise once just to see how it is. they’re dirt cheap to mexico right now! it was only $219 for a 4 night, 5 day trip. 🙂
karine- thanks!
kirstyb- go for it!
duodishes- they definitely are a step up from the regular cupcakes. change is fun sometimes. 🙂
kriskimblee- let me know how they turned out! and yes, i agree that cruises aren’t for everyone.
elyssa- they’re fine to store at room temperature because they’ve been baked. you can store them in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
the woman- thanks for letting me know how they turned out for you! i’m guessing you didn’t put enough cream cheese per cupcake. when i put it in, i was scared i put too much, but i used all of my mixture to make it even. also, i left them as dollups and didn’t flatten the mixture. basically, i left little balls of the cream cheese directly in the middle of the chocolate mixture and they turned out perfect. good luck next time making them! ( if you try again 🙂
junko- i know what you mean! this heat is KILLIN me cause i’d much rather stand in front of a freezer than an oven 🙂
Thanks for the feedback Kim. I will definitely make them again, this time using ALL the cream cheese. 🙂
ooh yum! I just made some frosting-filled chocolate cupcakes with mint buttercream. But I much rather have used cream cheese!
Kim, these look great! I have made these before and they are always a hit.
I’ve never been on a cruise. Sounds good on paper, but I think I’m with you!
I am not into cruise tour too though i haven’t joined any so far!!
U have great culinary skills besides dressing up too, those desserts look tempting though i don’t have a sweet tooth! 🙂
I made these and they were YUUUUM! I thought I didn’t have chocolate chips so I omitted them only to find out that I had some all along. Still, they were fabulous and gone in no time at all. The ones that didn’t get eaten right away went into a ziplock overnight and I have to say those ones were even better than the fresh-out-of-the-oven ones, they got super moist and rich being trapped in that bag all night! Oh, and I also used extra dark cocoa, fyi.
Thanks for the recipe! I found you on Tastespotting and am soo glad I did!
i tried this sometime last year. but was disastrous! might give it another try using your recipe! thanks for this! yours look lovely!
Thanks for the recipe! It was a huge success on my first try XD
I love your blog! When I saw this recipe I got really excited because my mom used to make these for us when we all lived at home! so naturally i have made them twice now 🙂 the second time i added diced strawberries to the cream cheese part…making a sort of strawberry cheesecake filling. it was ammazing! oh and i made your one and only CCC recipe for new years…so delicious! keep up the awesome blogging!!!
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Just made these last night with a friend and they are AMAZING!!!! Used your vanilla buttercream frosting recipe and will never look back.
– Miriam