Easy Chocolate Cheesecake Cupcakes

Heavenly Chocolate Cheesecake Cupcakes - A recipe to enjoy!

Imagine: a soft bite of creamy cheesecake mixed with the intense taste of rich chocolate wrapped in a cupcake jacket. As a chocoholic, these black bottom cupcakes are top-notch, so don't look further.

The chocolate cream cheese cupcakes combine an intense chocolate flavor with a cheesecake filling with chocolate chips. When you take a bite of this sweet delight, you can enjoy all the flavors that mix and give a delicious structure. Delicious with high tea, decadent desserts, special occasions, or if you want to share a treat. A decadent recipe that you will make many, many more times.

What do you need for Chocolate Cheesecake Filled Cupcakes?

To prepare these Easy Chocolate Cheesecake Cupcakes, you require the following ingredients. You can find the correct amounts in the recipe card at the bottom of the blog:

Ingredients Chocolate batter

• Self-rising flour: Is flour mixed with baking powder. You can also replace this by mixing 1 ¼ cups (160 grams) of all-purpose flour and ¾ teaspoon of baking powder.
• Salt: Provides a good flavor balance in the cupcakes.
• Sugar: For sweetening the cupcakes.
• Cocoa: For a deeper chocolate taste.
• Sunflower oil: You'll get a moist chocolate cake by using oil instead of butter.
• Vanilla Extract: For a hint of vanilla flavor. If you can get it, use natural vanilla extract, which has a slightly deeper flavor than artificial vanilla extract. With this recipe, you can make a homemade vanilla extract (and, if you bake a lot, it is highly recommended because you can use this for a reasonable amount of time).

Ingredients Cheesecake filling

• Cream cheese: This is a white, creamy, spreadable type of cheese. It has a mild taste. Natural cream cheese is used here.
• Egg: Ensures the filling has a full flavor and binds it, so it does not spread too much.
• Chocolate Chips: Small pieces of baking-resistant chocolate. Bake-resistant means that you still have pieces of chocolate after baking. Use semisweet chocolate chips.
• Sugar: For sweetening the cheesecake filling.

How to prepare Cheesecake Chocolate Cupcakes

You can find a printable recipe with a step-by-step description at the bottom of this blog.

1. Mix the dry ingredients: self-rising flour, salt, sugar, and cocoa in a large bowl. Add the water, sunflower oil, and vanilla extract and stir well.
2. In a second bowl, you put the cream cheese, sugar, egg, and salt and mix on high speed until it is a creamy mixture. Fold in the chocolate chips with a spatula.
3. Place cupcake liners in the muffin tins and fill each with three tablespoons of the chocolate batter. Spoon a teaspoon of cream cheese mixture into the center of the batter.
4. Place the baking tray in a preheated oven at 355 °F (ca. 179 °C) and bake the cupcakes for 30 minutes until done. Remove from oven and let stand for five minutes. Remove them from the mold and let the cupcakes cool on a wire rack.