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      Title: BLACK BOTTOM CUPS
 Categories: Cakes, Chocolate
      Yield: 18 Cupcakes
 
----------------------------KIM ROMERO  KKPX21B----------------------------
      2 pk (3 oz.)cream cheese, soft
    1/3 c  Sugar
      1    Egg
      1 c  Semi-sweet chocolate chips
  1-1/2 c  Pillsbury All-purpose flour
      1 c  Sugar
    1/4 c  Unsweetened cocoa
      1 ts Baking soda
    1/2 ts Salt
      1 c  Water
    1/3 c  Oil
      1 tb Vinegar
      1 ts Vanilla
    1/2 c  Almonds, chopped,if desired
      2 tb Sugar, if desired
 
  Heat oven to 350°F. Line muffin cups with paper baking cups. In small bowl,
  combine cream cheese, 1/3 cup sugar and egg; mix well. Stir in chocolate
  chips; set aside. In large bowl, combine flour, 1 cup sugar, cocoa, baking
  soda and salt. Add water, oil, vinegar and vanilla;beat 2 minutes at medium
  speed. Fill prepared muffin cups 1/2 full. Top each with tablespoonful of
  cream cheese mixture. Combine almonds and 2 tablespoons sugar; sprinkle
  evenly over cream cheese mixture. Bake for 20-30 minutes or until cream
  cheese mixture is light brown. Cool 15 minutes; remove from pans. Cool
  completely. Refrigerate leftovers.
  
  Source: Pillsbury More Lovin' From The Oven Cookbook
 
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