Black Bottom Cupcakes are moist, chocolate cupcakes filled with a cream cheese mixture and both chocolate and peanut butter chips! It’s like getting a tasty surprise in each decadent bite! If you love cupcakes, check out all my Cupcake Recipes!
Ingredients & Substitutions
Cream Cheese Filling: For the distinctive filling of a Black Bottom Cupcake, cream cheese is mixed with granulated sugar, an egg, and salt. And, then, I made the filling even more interesting and delicious by adding chocolate and peanut butter chips!
Candy Chips: I have added both semi-sweet and peanut butter chips to this classic treat. I LOVE how the slightly salty peanut butter pairs with decadent rich chocolate and the creamy cream cheese filling. But, you can certainly use all of one kind of candy chip if preferred.
Hot Water: Adding hot water to the cupcake batter gives the cupcakes an even more intense chocolate flavor. You could also use freshly brewed hot coffee, too!
Cocoa Powder: I used a good quality regular, unsweetened cocoa powder in the chocolate cupcakes.
How To Store Black Bottom Cupcakes
Because Black Bottom Cupcakes are filled with a cream cheese center, it’s best to store them in the refrigerator. Keep them in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2-3 days.
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Black Bottom Cupcakes
Ingredients
Filling
- 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
- ⅓ cup (67 g) granulated sugar
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- ⅛ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup (182 g) semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup (182 g) peanut butter chips
Chocolate Cupcake
- 1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar
- 1 cup hot water, or freshly brewed hot coffee
- ⅓ cup canola oil
- 1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups (187.5 g) all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup (29.5 g) regular unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
Instructions
Filling
- In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy. Beat in the sugar, egg, and salt until smooth.
- Fold in chocolate and peanut butter chips. Set aside.
Cupcakes
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 2 muffin tins with cupcake liners. (This recipe yields 20 cupcakes.)
- In a large bowl, beat the sugar, water, oil, vinegar, and vanilla until well blended.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt.
- Mix the flour mixture into the sugar mixture until well combined.
- Fill each lined muffin cup halfway with the batter.
- Top each with about 2 tablespoons of the cream cheese mixture.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the cupcake (not the filling) comes out with a few crumbs but no wet batter.
- Let the cupcakes cool for about 10 minutes before removing them from the muffin tins to cool completely.
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Amanda,
HEEEELP!! I am baking these, and as I’m going along I just realized that it says, in the written directions, to add vinegar, but I don’t see vinegar in the list of ingredients. How much do I add? Also, do I add the cream of tartar at the same time as the dry ingredients?
Thank you! Can’t wait to try these.
Michelle
yes, although this type of cupcake (whatever it may be called) is good, my favorite part of any cake situation is the frosting. they sure are easy on the eyes, though, aren’t they!
Hi, I want these in my mouth, like right now.
Also, I just realized you’re from Fargo (LIKE THE MOVIE?!). I am a current resident of FloodyFargo (my new name for it), small world! I moved here from Michigan a couple years ago.
I just made them this morning! Topping them with just a tad of cream cheese frosting. Cant wait to eat them with friends tonight! You have sooo many beautiful cakes and cookies. LOVE your site!
I loved this post. I really like the ideas they provide and as the subject development. thank you very much!
you don’t have to ask if a cupcake is good, i mean, we talk about cupcakes, any kind, any taste, they’re good, all of them!!!
Hey Amanda, Jen from Fargo, your moms massage therapist! lol Want to try these but the directions don’t match the ingredients. Does the cream of tartar replace the vinegar and did you add the salt as in the directions in both the cream cheese mix and the chocolate mix?
This is lovely! This is perfect for my son’e birthday party! Thanks for this nice idea!
I found the recipe to these on another website and tried them out! Here’s my experience with them: http://dontforgetrecipes.blogspot.com/2012/06/chocolate-cream-cheese-cupcakes.html
i want easy recipe of chocolate cupcake