The last days of summer are coming! School starts next week! Time to make cupcakes to celebrate! These start with a cake mix, then you add a cream cheese and chocolate filling….sounds delicious…right?
I am always on the lookout for cute cupcake toppers, decorations, sprinkles and creative sugars. Enjoy these cupcakes and the rest of your summer!
Chocolate Party Cupcakes
Delicious chocolate cupcakes with cream cheese and chocolate chip filling.
Servings: 24
Ingredients
Cupcake
- 1 Chocolate Cake Mix
Cream Cheese Fillings
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup chocolate chips (plus a few more to add to filling layer, if desired)
Frosting
- 1 1/3 cup butter, softened
- 2 pounds powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 tablespoon vanillla
- 1/4 cup sprinkles, optional
Instructions
Filling
- Beat cream cheese, sugar, salt and egg together in a bowl. Stir in chocolate chips. Set aside.
Cupcakes
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Place 24 cupcake liners in cupcake pan.
- Prepare cake mix according to directions.
- Fill each cupcake liner approximately 1/4 full of chocolate cake batter. Using a small pitcher to fill the cupcake liners makes it easier – and is less messy than using a spoon.
- Put about 1 tablespoon of filling on top of chocolate layer in the center of each cupcake. Can add a 2-3 chocolate chips to center, if desired.
- Add layer of chocolate over filling, so liner is filled about 2/3 full.
- Bake according to cake mix directions, about 12-15 minutes, or until cupcake top bounces back to touch.
- Let cool in cupcake pan for a few minutes, then cool on a cooling rack.
Frosting
- After cupcakes are completely cool, can frost with your favorite frosting or use the Buttercream Frosting above.
- Cream butter with mixer. Add powdered sugar, milk and vanilla. Beat until smooth and creamy, scraping sides of bowl often, about 2 minutes. Add a few drops of milk at a time, if too stiff and add a little bit of powdered sugar at a time if you want a stiffer frosting.
- Pipe or frost with a knife. Add sprinkles and other decorations, if desired.
Notes
This is a version of a recipe Cathy Oesterling shared when we worked together for University Extension.
