Stuffed Cupcakes

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons nuts, chopped (any are tasty)
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2/3 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 egg
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup milk

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375.
• 2 line muffin pan with 12 baking cups.
• 3 in a small bowl, mix cream cheese, 1/4 cup of sugar, nuts and 1/2 tsp vanilla until well blended (set aside).
• 4 in a small bowl, mix flour, cocoa and baking powder.
• 5 in a medium bowl, cream the butter and 1/2 cup sugar until fluffy.
• 6 stir in egg and 1/2 tsp into the butter/sugar bowl.
• 7 stir in about 1/2 of the flour mixture into the butter mixture.
• 8 slowly stir in milk until smooth.
• 9 stir in the remaining flour and mix until smooth.
• 10 spoon about 1 tbs of batter into each baking cup. add about 1 tsp of the cream cheese/nut mixture. finish filling with batter.
• 11 bake for 20 minutes - cool on rack.