Yes, that means you’ve put up with me thinking I’m brilliant and funny for 100 posts!
So, today, we’re gonna count 100 Cheerios, M&Ms, and chocolate chips, like they do at elementary schools on the 100th day of school. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5…..okay no we’re not. I ate all of them all.
But, here’s something I didn’t eat. Yet.
Here is the “recipe” for my favorite cupcakes EVER, Black Bottom Cupcakes.I am sure I can trust you with this. In weak hands, this recipe may lead to uncontrollable weight gain and marital unhappiness. How? Well, you’ll see. But don’t say that I didn’t warn you when you start eating these 5 times a day and growling at your spouse to stay away from YOUR cupcakes, the grubby cupcake-stealing jerk.
You can use your favorite chocolate cake recipe (I love Joy of Cooking’s Devil’s Food), or cheat, and use a boxed cake mix.
Black-Bottomed Cupcakes:
Makes 24 cupcakes
Preheat your oven to 350.
Blend together and set aside:
12oz softened cream cheese (low-fat’s fine)
1/3C sugar
1 egg
Prepare your boxed cake mix, or chocolate cake recipe, per their instructions, not mine.
Fill your cupcake papers 1/2 way with the batter. Then, put a big fat spoonful of the cream cheese mixture on top of that. Let it stay on the top, and no, it doesn’t have to be perfect. Lastly, take a teaspoon of semi-sweet chocolate chips (per cupcake) and sprinkle them on top of the cream cheese.
Bake in the bottom 1/3rd of the oven for 20 minutes. Let them cool til the chocolate is set again. Store them in the fridge due to the cream cheese.
Now, you can frost these, with a little bit of cream cheese frosting, but if you put too much on, this cupcake will be lethally sweet. A little bit of frosting keeps the chocolate and cream cheese layers a secret, which is a nice surprise. Or you can leave them plain, or dress them up with a bit of powdered sugar.
Now that you’ve got my favorite cupcakes on hand, how about a giveaway that I’m SUPER excited about? Scroll down to the next post, post 101!
February 28th, 2009 at 6:42 am
I am going to shut my eyes and and stick my fingers in my ears and pretend you didn’t post this
And then I will probably go make it anyway. It sounds like something where I would consume a batch in a sitting!
February 28th, 2009 at 7:17 am
I just started a diet- thanks! I’ll have to file this away for a few months from now, sounds wonderful.
February 28th, 2009 at 9:39 am
OMG these sound yummy! We would all go crazy for these around here, especially Hubby since his favorite dessert is chocolate cake with cream cheese icing.
Congratulations on your 100th post!
February 28th, 2009 at 6:22 pm
100 posts is a great milestone! Congrats!
Thomas
March 1st, 2009 at 9:56 am
Many congrats on your 100th post. Hopefully, with many more to come.
March 1st, 2009 at 2:19 pm
Gracious! That is something I am going to NEED to make! Adding ingredients to my grocery list!
March 1st, 2009 at 2:25 pm
amazing.
Wonderful progress and I’m looking forward to #200 and then #1000! By then, I’ll weigh 300 lbs if you keep posting recipes, but whatever.
You have a following amongst the folks at my work, and have provided inspiration when I’ve had that “rabbit in the headlights” look with the girls.
Thank you.
ps. Tom, you distract her, I’ll grab the cupcakes.
March 2nd, 2009 at 2:08 am
Sorry about the diet-ruining! Diets should be like work weeks, you get up early all week, then sleep in on the weekend. When I’m president, I will make it so.
Thanks for the kind thoughts and congrats!
Mark, in a couple weeks I should have a whole section on stuff for your “rabbit in headlights!” moments! Yay! But you can not distract me from cupcakes, good luck with that.
March 3rd, 2009 at 2:03 pm
Is Black bottom cupcakes a euphamism?
Congrats on the 100th post wife.
March 5th, 2009 at 3:29 am
Bad husband! Hush!
And thanks babe