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Chocolate Cheesecake Muffins

Source of Recipe

Macklinda


List of Ingredients

1 1/4 cups flour
1 cup sugar (divided)
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup buttermilk
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter or margarine, melted and cooled
2 eggs (divided)
1 1/8 teaspoons vanilla extract (divided)
1/3 cup chocolate chips
2 packages (3 ounces each) cream cheese, room temperature
1/4 cup slivered almonds



Recipe

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease 12 muffin cups.

In large bowl, stir together flour, 3/4 cup sugar, the cocoa powder, baking soda and salt.

In another bowl, stir together buttermilk, oil, melted butter, 1 egg that has been beaten, and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Make well in center of dry ingredients and add buttermilk mixture and stir just to combine. Stir in chocolate chips. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups.

In medium bowl, make topping by combining cream cheese, remaining 1/4 cup sugar, remaining egg that has been lightly beaten and remaining 1/8 teaspoon vanilla. Stir in almonds. Spoon mixture over chocolate batter in muffin cups and swirl slightly with knife.

Bake in preheated oven 20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Remove from oven and cool 5 minutes, then serve immediately.

Makes 12 muffins.