Cream Cheese and Chocolate Muffin Cakes

INGREDIENTS

• 1-1/2 cups flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup cocoa
• 1 cup water
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 5 tbsp. vegetable oil
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tbsp vanilla

DIRECTIONS

Lightly grease and flour muffin pan. Combine flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Add remaining ingredients. Mix until batter is of smooth consistency. Spoon 1/4 cup of batter into each cup. Dab on four separate rounded teaspoons of prepared filling (below) close to the edge of each muffin. This works well in a muffin tops pan.

FILLING

• 1 pkg. (8 oz) cream cheese
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 pkg. (6 oz) semi-sweet chocolate chips

Beat together cream cheese, egg and sugar until smooth. Stir in chocolate chips. Preheat over to 350^oF. Bake for 25 minutes. For best results cool 20 to 30 minutes before removing. makes 12 muffin cakes.

Thanks to Donna for giving me this.