Cream Cheese Crater Cupcakes

By The Canadian Living Test Kitchen

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Cream Cheese Crater Cupcakes

Cream Cheese Crater Cupcakes
Photography by Yvonne Duivenvoorden

This recipe makes 12 cupcakes servings

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Nutritional Info

Per cupcake: about -
cal 206206 cal
pro 3 g3g pro
total fat 10 g10g total fat
sat. fat 6 g6g sat. fat
carb 28 g28g carb
fibre 2 g2g fibre
chol 37 mg37mg chol
sodium 105 mg105mg sodium
potassium 104 mg104mg potassium
% RDI: -
calcium 33 calcium
iron 99 iron
vit A 88 vit A
folate 1212 folate
  • Preparation time: 10 minutes
  • Cook time : 20 minutes
  • Total time : PT30M
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Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup boiling water 1/3 cup boiling water
  • 1 tsp instant espresso powder 1 tsp instant espresso powder
  • 2 oz bittersweet chocolate , chopped2 oz bittersweet chocolate, chopped
  • 1/4 cup buttermilk 1/4 cup buttermilk
  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter , softened1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 2/3 cup granulated sugar 2/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 egg 1 egg
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/3 cup cocoa , sifted1/3 cup cocoa, sifted
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 pinch salt 1 pinch salt
  • Filling:
  • 1/2 cup cream cheese , softened1/2 cup cream cheese, softened
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/4 tsp vanilla 1/4 tsp vanilla

Preparation

Filling: In bowl, beat together cream cheese, sugar and vanilla; set aside.

In small bowl, whisk boiling water and espresso powder into chocolate until smooth. Let cool slightly. Stir in buttermilk.

In large bowl, beat butter until light and fluffy; gradually beat in sugar. Beat in egg and vanilla.

In separate bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and sa< beat into butter mixture alternately with chocolate mixture, making 3 additions of dry ingredients and 2 of chocolate.

Divide evenly among 12 paper-lined muffin cups. With spoon, make indentation in centre of each. Spoon about 1 tbsp (15 mL) filling into each.

Bake in 350°F (180°C) oven until tops are firm to the touch, about 20 minutes. Let cool.

Source : Canadian Living Magazine: June 2010

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