Cream Cheese Brownie Cupcakes

From http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Cream-Cheese-Brownie-Cupcakes

These sound sinful . . . must try them when I have not got so much on hand (maybe with dark chocolate variety I know I have on hand).

Brownies are a treat that everyone in the family likes. When you get bored with traditional brownies, try adding what you’d least expect—cream cheese! To make it more fun, turn the brownies into cupcakes so there’s less of a mess and the kids will have fun taking them on the go! You can even use this dessert for parties since they're not the traditional treat and they look more elegant than regular brownies.


* Brownie mix that has chocolate syrup included with the mix such as Hershey
* 3 eggs
* 1/4 cup
* 1/3 cup vegetable oil
* 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
* 1/3 cup sugar
* 1/8 teaspoon salt
* 1 cup chocolate chips


The Brownies

1. Choose your favorite brownie mix, as it is the base for this recipe.
2. Pour the brownie mix into a bowl.
3. Stir the brownies using a wooden spoon instead of a mixer. This will make the brownies a lot more fluffy. This recipe is going to make the brownies more cake-like, which means we’ll use an extra egg.
4. Preheat your oven at 350 degrees F.
5. Crack 3 eggs into the brownie mix. Then add water and vegetable oil to the mix. Try using a brownie mix that comes with Hershey’s syrup in it, and add it to the mix with the wooden spoon. Stir the mixture about fifty times.
6. Place a cupcake paper into each cupcake holder of your pan and pour the mixture into each cup halfway. After filling each cup you can now make the cream cheese filling.

Cream Cheese Filling

1. Add softened cream cheese in a bowl, and add one unbeaten egg.
2. Add sugar with salt.
3. Mix the cream cheese mixture using a mixer set at low speed. Take a spatula and stir it around. Don’t worry if there are still chunks from the cream cheese after using the mixer, the oven will melt it and allow it to be blended into the brownie mix.
4. Add chocolate chips and stir them into the cream cheese mixture. Now you can take one of two spoonfuls of the cream cheese mixture and put it on the brownie mixture in each cup.
5. Place your brownie cupcakes into the preheated oven for 20-25 minutes. To test out how well the brownies baked, use a toothpick to poke each cup. If the toothpick comes back out clean, the brownies are ready to be taken out.

Tips

* Don't be afraid if the cupcakes are a little messy--they're not supposed to look perfect and will always come out cracked and a little gooey!
* For a better presentation of the treat, unwrap each brownie from the cupcake paper and present on a nice plate.