Recipe for "blackbottom"

NAME

     BLACKBOTTOM - Chocolate cupcakes with a cream cheese filling
     This was adapted from a recipe in the December,  1980  issue
     of  Bon  Appetit.  I  have  doubled the original, along with
     changing it, so it may not double again easily.

INGREDIENTS (Makes 3 dozen)

          CREAM-CHEESE MIXTURE
     450 g     cream cheese, room temperature
     2         eggs
     125 g     sugar
     0.5 ml    salt
     350 g     semisweet chocolate chips
          FLOUR MIXTURE
     300 g     all-purpose flour
     200 g     granulated sugar
     100 g     dark brown sugar
     50 g      cocoa, or more to taste
     10 ml     baking soda
     0.5 ml    salt
          LIQUIDS
     325 ml    water
     175 ml    vegetable oil
     30 ml     white vinegar
     15 ml     vanilla
     30 ml     dark rum (Myers's)-optional
     500 ml    sour cream

PROCEDURE

          (1)  Preheat oven to 190 deg. C.
          (2)  Make the cream-cheese mixture: blend cream cheese,
               eggs, sugar, and salt with a wooden spoon.
          (3)  Carefully fold in chips.  Set aside.
          (4)  Make the  flour  mixture:  combine  flour,  sugar,
               brown  sugar,  cocoa,  baking  soda  and  salt  in
               another bowl.
          (5)  Mix in the liquids. Blend thoroughly.
          (6)  Line muffin tins with cupcake papers.  Fill papers
               about 3/4 full with batter.
          (7)  Drop 25 ml of the cream cheese  mixture  into  the
               center of each.
          (8)  Bake until done, about 30 minutes.  Do  not  over-
               bake.

RATING

     Difficulty: moderate.   Time:  20  minutes  preparation,  30
     minutes baking.  Precision: measure the ingredients.

CONTRIBUTOR

     Ed Gould                    MT XINU, 2560 Ninth Street, Berkeley, CA 94710 USA
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