Aunt Dolly's Black Bottoms

My Aunt Dolly makes these little tiny cupcakes for every family gathering, and they’re always the first thing to disappear.

Ready

cream cheese mixture

• 8 oz cream cheese
• 1 egg
• ⅓ cup sugar
• ⅛ tsp salt
• 6 oz mini choc chips

chocolate batter

• 1 ½ cups flour
• 1 cup sugar
• ¼ cup cocoa
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 cup water
• ⅓ cup oil
• 1 tblsp vinegar
• 1 tsp vanilla

Set

• electric mixer
• sifter
• mini cupcake pans
• 36 mini cupcake liners

Go

1. Preheat oven to 350°F
2. Beat cream cheese, egg, ⅓ cup sugar, and ⅛ tsp salt until well beaten. Stir in chocolate chips and set aside.
3. Sift flour, 1 cup sugar, cocoa, salt and baking soda. Add water, oil, vinegar and vanilla. Beat until well blended.
4. Fill cupcake cups ⅔ full with chocolate batter and top with 1 tablespoon cream cheese mixture.
5. Bake for 30-35 minutes.