Chocolate Cream Cheese Muffins

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When my children were little, I would always make cupcakes and muffins. I guess children will go to this stage wherein they profess their love for sweets, cupcakes and muffins...then as they grow older, they will just leave it behind..forget it for a while.Then here comes the MOM, the good old nearing 50 year old Mom, she remembers and she bakes them once again.. and the children whose now grown ups are back into their childhood days, their faces lighten up and smiling.. ..ahhh cupackes, muffins..WOW! Anyway, I found the recipe in my files and I cant remember the source anymore because it has been 10 years ago when I last bake it. Of course, I made some changes- I opted to hand mix the rest and I use the spoon too. Basically old method but its practical for me, I don't know with you, use your mixer all the way if you like.

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Chocolate Cream Cheese Muffins

Ingredients for the filling:

1 block cream cheese at least 250 gms

1/2 cup caster sugar

1 egg 

1 tsp vanilla

1/4 cup mini chocolate chips

Ingredients for the muffins:

2 cups all purpose flour

1/2 cup cocoa powder

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

1/2 cup oil

1 cup caster sugar

1 egg

1 cup plain yogurt

1/4 cup milk

1/4 cup strong coffee, cold

1 tsp vanilla

3/4 cup mini chocolate chips, divided into two (1/2 and 1/4)

Direction:

Pre heat oven to 200 C or 400 F. Prepare the muffin pans.

Beat cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy, about 2 to 3 minutes.

Add egg and vanilla, continue beating until well combined.

Stir in chocolate chips, transfer to a bowl and chill until needed.
Note: the following direction below, you can just hand mix

Whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.

In another bowl, whisk together coconut oil and sugar. 

Add the egg, yogurt, milk, coffee, and vanilla. Continue whisking until well combined.

Add the flour mixture and whisk until just combined. Add 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips.

Proceed on spooning both of filling and muffins batter in a cupcake liner. 

Spoon muffin batter followed by the filling and then muffin batter again.

Garnish with mini chocolate chips on top.

Bake for 5 minutes at 200 C then turn the temperature to 180 C and continue baking for 12-15 mins.

Let it cool slightly and serve. Best eaten when warm or room temperature.

Oh, look at those munchins.. I love the cracked look. It makes them cute and so inviting to eat. These are so good, you take a bite and the combination of cream cheese and chocolates will bring you to the height of goodness. Soft, cheesy, not that sweet..hmmnn..perfect!

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