Filled Chocolate Cupcakes

Ingredients:
• 1 (18.5 ounce) package chocolate cake mix, prepared according to directions
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• ½ cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 (16 ounce) can cream cheese frosting

Preparation:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line muffin pans with paper liners; set aside. Prepare chocolate cake mix according to directions, set aside. In a separate bowl, cream together cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Beat in egg; stir until well blended. Stir in chocolate chips. Fill muffin cups 1/3 full with chocolate cake batter. Add 1 teaspoon cream cheese mixture to center; top with more cake batter until 2/3 full. Repeat until batter is finished. Bake cupcakes according to package directions. Allow to cool completely before frosting.

This recipe was published in 'Everyday chocolate 120 Tasty Recipes - p73'.