chocolate cream cheese cupcakes

Ingredients For chocolate cream cheese cupcakes

• 1 pkg

  8 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1 1/2 c

  sugar, divided
• 1

  egg
• 1 tsp

  salt, divided
• 1 c

  6 ounces semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 1/2 c

  all purpose flour
• 1.4 c

  baking cocoa
• 1 tsp

  baking soda
• 1 c

  water
• 1/3 c

  canola oil
• 1 Tbsp

  white vinegar
• FOR THE FROSTING
• 3 3/4 c

  powdered sugar
• 3 Tbsp

  baking cocoa
• 1/2 c

  butter, melted
• 6 Tbsp

  milk
• 1 tsp

  vanilla
• 1/3 c

  chopped pecans