Chocolate Cream Cheese Cupcakes

Name: Chocolate Cream Cheese Cupcakes
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients: 1 package cream cheese; 1 large egg; 2 tablespoons sugar; ½ teaspoon salt; ½ teaspoon vanilla extract; ¼ cup mini semisweet chocolate chips; 1 cup all purpose flour; 3 tablespoons sifted unsweetened cocoa powder; ¾ teaspoon baking powder; ½ teaspoon coarse kosher salt; ⅛ teaspoon baking soda; ¾ cup sugar; ½ cup unsalted butter; 2 large eggs; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 3 ounces bittersweet chocolate; ½ cup whole milk

Decadent chocolate cupcakes filled with a creamy cream cheese and chocolate chip mixture. These moist cupcakes combine rich chocolate batter with a sweet cream cheese filling for the perfect indulgent dessert.

12 servings

55 min

Published October 4, 2025

Be the first to rate this recipe

Ingredients

•1 package cream cheese
•1 large egg
•2 tablespoons sugar
•½ teaspoon salt
•½ teaspoon vanilla extract
•¼ cup mini semisweet chocolate chips
•1 cup all purpose flour
•3 tablespoons sifted unsweetened cocoa powder
•¾ teaspoon baking powder
•½ teaspoon coarse kosher salt
•⅛ teaspoon baking soda
•¾ cup sugar
•½ cup unsalted butter
•2 large eggs
•1 teaspoon vanilla extract
•3 ounces bittersweet chocolate
•½ cup whole milk

Cooking Instructions

1.
Using electric mixer, beat cream cheese in medium bowl. Add egg, sugar, salt, and vanilla and beat until almost smooth. Fold in chocolate chips.
10 min
2.
Preheat oven to 350°F. Line standard muffin pan with 12 paper liners. Whisk first 5 ingredients in small bowl. Using electric mixer, beat sugar and butter in large bowl until fluffy. Beat in eggs. Stir in vanilla and chocolate; beat at high speed 5 seconds. Beat in flour mixture alternately with milk. Beat on high for 5 seconds to blend. Divide batter among cups, filling 1/3 full. Using tablespoon, hollow out center of each cupcake. Place 1 heaping tablespoonful cream cheese filling in each center.
15 min
3.
Bake cupcakes until toothpick inserted into center (but not cream cheese filling) comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Cool 10 minutes in pan. Remove from pan; cool completely on rack.
30 min

Ingredients

•1 package cream cheese

•1 large egg

•2 tablespoons sugar

•½ teaspoon salt

•½ teaspoon vanilla extract

•¼ cup mini semisweet chocolate chips

•1 cup all purpose flour

•3 tablespoons sifted unsweetened cocoa powder

•¾ teaspoon baking powder

•½ teaspoon coarse kosher salt

•⅛ teaspoon baking soda

•¾ cup sugar

•½ cup unsalted butter

•2 large eggs

•1 teaspoon vanilla extract

•3 ounces bittersweet chocolate

•½ cup whole milk

Cooking Instructions

Using electric mixer, beat cream cheese in medium bowl. Add egg, sugar, salt, and vanilla and beat until almost smooth. Fold in chocolate chips.

10 min

Preheat oven to 350°F. Line standard muffin pan with 12 paper liners. Whisk first 5 ingredients in small bowl. Using electric mixer, beat sugar and butter in large bowl until fluffy. Beat in eggs. Stir in vanilla and chocolate; beat at high speed 5 seconds. Beat in flour mixture alternately with milk. Beat on high for 5 seconds to blend. Divide batter among cups, filling 1/3 full. Using tablespoon, hollow out center of each cupcake. Place 1 heaping tablespoonful cream cheese filling in each center.

15 min

Bake cupcakes until toothpick inserted into center (but not cream cheese filling) comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Cool 10 minutes in pan. Remove from pan; cool completely on rack.

30 min