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black bottom cupcakes with chocolate cake and cream cheese in the middle

Black Bottom cupcakes (aka Topsy Turvy cupcakes

Delicious chocolate cake batter on the bottom with a flavorful cream cheese mixture in the middle.  An old (and mostly forgotten) recipe that is enjoyed by many. These are also known as black and white cupcakes, topsy turvy cupcakes, surprise inside cupcakes.
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Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Servings: 24
Calories: 266Kcal
Author: Susan Moncrieff

Ingredients

For the Cream Cheese mixture

  • 8 oz cream cheese
  • 1 large egg
  • ⅓ cup sugar
  • ⅛ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup chocolate chips

For the Chocolate base batter

  • 3 cups flour
  • 2 cups sugar
  • ½ cup cocoa
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • ⅔ cups oil
  • 2 cups water
  • 2 tablespoons vinegar

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  This recipe makes 12 regular sized muffins.

Cream cheese mixture.

  • Beat together 8 oz cream cheese, egg, ⅓ cup sugar, ⅛ teaspoon salt.
  • Stir in 1 cup of chocolate chips. **Set aside.**

Dry flour/cocoa mixture.

  • Combine flour, 2 cups sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt
  • Add these liquids to dry flour mixture: vanilla, oil, water & vinegar.
  • Beat until well combined (batter will be runny). Fill 23 cupcake wells (lined with paper or sprayed) just over ½ full of flour/cocoa mixture.
  • Top with 1 heaping TBLS cream cheese mixture.
  • (if making 12 muffins, you will have some leftover cream cheese mixture)Bake 15 - 18 minutes at 350 degrees. Test for doneness in the chocolate part.

Notes

Traditionally, this recipe used to make 24 cupcakes.  If making 24, fill cupcake wells to just over ⅓ full of chocolate batter and use 1 tablespoon of cream cheese mixture.  Adjust time and test for doneness earlier.
 

Nutrition Disclaimer

Nutrition information is an estimate only provided as a courtesy using an ingredient database. Garnish and optional ingredients are not included in the calculations.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 266Kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 17mg | Sodium: 235mg | Potassium: 82mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 24g | Vitamin A: 138IU | Calcium: 21mg | Iron: 1mg