Cedar Crest Family Cottage

Plattsburgh, New York

Specialty Recipe

Choco-Cheese Cups

Ingredients

1-1/2 cup sifted flour

1 cup sugar

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 cup cocoa

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup water

1/3 cup oil

1 Tablespoon vinegar

1 teaspoon vanilla

One 6-ounce package of chocolate chips

Cream Cheese Mixture:

8 ounces cream cheese, softened

1 egg

1/3 cup sugar

1/8 teaspoon salt

Combine flour, 1 cup sugar, baking soda, cocoa, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Add water, oil, vinegar, and vanilla and beat well. In separate bowl, combine ingredients for cream cheese mixture, beating until smooth. Add the chocolate chips to this mixture. Fill paper muffin cups 1/3 full of batter. Top each with a heaping teaspoon of the cream cheese mixture. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes.

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