3 c flour
2 c sugar
1/2 c cocoa
2 tsp soda
1 tsp salt
2 c water
2/3 c oil
2 T vinegar
2 t vanilla
1 c chocolate chips
8 oz cream cheese
1 egg
1/3 c sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 c chocolate chips
Mix ingredients up to cream cheese well in a bowl. Fill paper-lined cupcake pans half full with the mixture. In a bowl, beat the cream cheese well and add the remaining ingredients. Put about 1 T of the filling on top of the batter in the center of the cupcakes. Bake at 350 for about 25 minutes.
Notes: This easy, incredibly good recipe came from a teacher/friend of the kids’ grade school in the ’70s and we’ve made it a zillion times since. Great for potlucks and treats at work.