chocolate cheesecake cupcakes
This is the favorite of a much-loved grandson, so it always gets pride of place on the Christmas buffet table.
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serves
24
prep time
40 Min
cook time
20 Min
method
Bake
Ingredients For chocolate cheesecake cupcakes
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1 pkgcream cheese - regular or light - softened
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1/3 csugar
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1egg
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1/8 tspsalt
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1 cmini semi-sweet chocolate chips
- FOR THE CUPCAKE
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3 call purpose flour
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2 csugar
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2/3 ccocoa
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2 tspbaking powder
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1 tspsalt
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2 cwater
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2/3 cvegetable oil
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2 Tbspwhite vinegar
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2 tspvanilla
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24hershey's kisses - unwrapped
How To Make chocolate cheesecake cupcakes
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1Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line muffin cups with paper liners.
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2Prepare filling. Beat cream cheese, sugar, egg and salt until smooth and creamy. Stir in chocolate chips, and set aside
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3For cupcakes, stir together flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, and salt in large owl. Add water, oil, vinegar, and vanilla, and beat for 3 minutes, til smooth.
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4Fill muffin cups 2/3 full with batter. Then spoon one level Tbsp. of filling into center of each cupcake.
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5Bake 20 to 25 minutes, until toothpick inserted in cake portion comes out clean. Just before removing from oven, set one candy kiss in center of each cupcake and bake a bit longer, to allow candy to soften.
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6Remove from oven and let cool 5 minutes in pans. Transfer to wire racks to cool completely.
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