Cheesecake Cupcakes

From the Nestle recipes, these are the creamiest and chocolatiest cupcakes you will ever have.

• Ready In: 34 mins
• Yields: 16 cupcakes

Ingredients

• Cream cheese filling

• 2 (3 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened (or low fat)
• 1⁄4 cup sugar
• 1  egg
• 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 cup  NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels

• Cupcakes

• 1⁄2 cup  tollhouse chocolate chips
• 1 1⁄2 cups flour
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 cup sugar (or splenda sweetener)
• 1⁄3 cup  vegetable oil
• 1  egg
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1  cup water
•  confectioners' sugar, to sprinkle on top

Directions

1. Filling: In a medium bowl combine cream cheese, sugar, egg and salt; beat until creamy.
2. Stir in the 1/2 cup of chocolate chips and then set aside.
3. Cake: Preheat oven to 350°F.
4. Melt over hot water (not boiling) water the remaining 1/2 cup of chocolate chips and stir until smooth.
5. Remove from heat and set aside.
6. In a small bowl combine the flour, baking soda, and salt and set aside.
7. In a large bowl combine the sugar, vegetable oil, egg, and vanilla; beat well.
8. Stir in melted morsels.
9. Gradually beat in the flour mixture from the small bowl with water.
10. Spoon 1/2 of the batter into 16 cupcake foils. Spoon a tablespoon of filling over the chocolate batter. Spoon the remaining batter on top.
11. Bake at 350°F for 23-25 minutes.