Valentine Filled Rich Chocolate Cupcakes Recipe

Ingredients:

CupCakes

    * 3 cups all purpose flour
    * 2 cups sugar
    * 2/3 cup Hershey's Cocoa
    * 2 teaspoons baking soda
    * 1 teaspoon salt
    * 2 cups water
    * 2/3 cup vegetable oil
    * 2 tablespoons vinegar
    * 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Filling:

    * 1 package ( 8 oz.) cream cheese, softened
    * 1/3 cup sugar
    * 1 egg
    * 1/8 teaspoon salt
    * 1 cup Hershey's Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips or Mini Chips

Directions:

Prepare filling; set aside. Heat oven to 350 degrees. In large mixing bowl combine flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Add water, oil, vinegar and vanilla; beat on medium speed 2 minutes or until well combined. Fill paper-lined muffin cups ( 2 1/2 inches in diameter) 2/3 full with batter. Spoon 1 level Tbsp filling into center of each cupcake. Bake 20-25 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in cake portion comes out clean. Cool. About 2 1/2 dozen cupcakes.

Filling:

In small mixer bowl combine cream cheese, sugar, egg and salt; beat until smooth and creamy. Stir in chocolate chips.

Goblin's Delight Filling: Add 2 teaspoons grated orange peel, 4 drops yellow food color and 3 drops red food color to filling before stirring in chips.

Valentine Filling: Add 4-5 drops red food color to filling.