Subject: RECIPE: Black Bottom Cupcakes
From: ed@mtxinu (Ed Gould)
Date: 18 Jul 86 03:34:56 GMT
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.RH MOD.RECIPES-SOURCE BLACKBOTTOM D "24 Mar 86" 1986
.RZ "BLACK BOTTOM CUPCAKES" "Chocolate cupcakes with a cream cheese filling"
This was adapted from a recipe in the December, 1980 issue of
.I "Bon Appetit."
I have doubled the original, along with changing it, so it may not
double again easily.
.IH "Makes 3 dozen"
.SH		CREAM-CHEESE MIXTURE
.IG "16 oz" "cream cheese," "450 g"
room temperature
.IG "2" "eggs"
.IG "2/3 cup" "sugar" "125 g"
.IG "1/8 tsp" "salt" "0.5 ml"
.IG "12 oz" "semisweet chocolate chips" "350 g"
.SH		FLOUR MIXTURE
.IG "3 cups" "all-purpose flour" "300 g"
.IG "1 cup" "granulated sugar" "200 g"
.IG "\(12 cup" "dark brown sugar" "100 g"
.IG "\(12 cup" "cocoa," "50 g"
or more to taste
.IG "2 tsp" "baking soda" "10 ml"
.IG "1/8 tsp" "salt" "0.5 ml"
.SH		LIQUIDS
.IG "1-1/3 cup" "water" "325 ml"
.IG "2/3 cup" "vegetable oil" "175 ml"
.IG "2 Tbsp" "white vinegar" "30 ml"
.IG "1 Tbsp" "vanilla" "15 ml"
.IG "2 Tbsp" "dark rum" "30 ml"
(Myers's)\(emoptional
.IG "16 oz" "sour cream" "500 ml"
.PH
.SK 1
Preheat oven to 
.TE 375 190 .
.SK 2
Make the cream-cheese mixture: 
blend cream cheese, eggs, sugar, and salt with a wooden spoon.
.SK 3
Carefully fold in chips.
Set aside.
.SK 4
Make the flour mixture: combine flour, sugar, brown sugar, cocoa, baking
soda and salt in another bowl.
.SK 5
Mix in the liquids. Blend thoroughly.
.SK 6
Line muffin tins with cupcake papers.
Fill papers about \(34 full with batter.
.SK 7
Drop 
.AB "one heaping tablespoon" "25 ml"
of the cream cheese mixture into the center of each.
.SK 8
Bake until done, about 30 minutes. Do not overbake.
.SH RATING
.I Difficulty:
moderate.
.I Time:
20 minutes preparation, 30 minutes baking.
.I Precision:
measure the ingredients.
.WR
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