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Halloween: Orange-ooze Cupcakes

Source of Recipe

Friendly Freezer


List of Ingredients

Filling & Frosting
8 oz cream cheese, softened
1 egg
1/3 c powdered sugar
yellow & red food coloring
6 oz chocolate chips

Cupcakes
3 c flour
2 c sugar
1/2 c cocoa
2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
2 c water
1/2 c plus 2 Tbsp oil
2 tsp vanilla



Recipe

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line cupcake baking pans with paper cupcake liners.

In small mixing bowl, use electric mixer to combine cream cheese, egg and sugar. Blend in 2 drops of yellow food coloring and 1 drop red food coloring, adding more coloring if necessary to reach desired shade. Stir in chocolate chips, set filling aside.

In large mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, socoa, baking soda and salt; set aside.

In second small mixing bowl, combine water, oil and vanilla. Add to dry ingredients and stir to combine.

Using mixing spoon or soup spoon, fill cupcake liners half full with cupcake batter, then place 1 tsp filling at center of each. As cupcake bakes, the batter will rise to surround the filling.

Bake appx 25 min or until done. If desired, frost with orange icing when cakes have cooled.