Some of my favorite recipes are those that have been passed down through the generations. Here is a recipe that comes from my Grandma… her name was Gertrude. How sweet is that?!?
We called her Grandma Trudy, and let me tell you… you’re going to love this recipe ~ I’m talking chocolate decadence wrapped up in a cupcake!
This is one of my favorite recipes to pull out for the holidays ~ I made them for Thanksgiving, and yes… they’ll be making an appearance again on Christmas!
What You’ll Need:
- 1 box of Chocolate Cake Mix {and oil, eggs, etc. as required to prepare}
- Cream Cheese ~ one 8 oz. package, softened
- 1/3 cup Sugar
- 1 Egg
- Pinch of Salt
- Cupcake Holders
- 1 cup Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
What You’ll Do:
- Prepare box of Chocolate Cake Mix per instructions; then set aside.
In separate bowl, mix Cream Cheese, Egg, Sugar, and Salt.
- Then add in Chocolate Chips and stir…
- Fill cupcake holders 2/3 full with prepared Chocolate Cake Mix.
- Then add one heaping teaspoon of Cream Cheese Filling into the center of each…
- Bake 22 – 25 minutes at 350 degrees.
- Enjoy!!
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See Also:
Heavenly Hashbrown Casserole Recipe ~ holiday dinner side or brunch must-have…
{This post is linked to Grocery Cart Challenge, Amy’s Finer Things, Stop and Smell the Chocolates, LifeAsMom, Ultimate Recipe Swap,HoosierHomemade, Tasty Tuesday, Works for me Wednesday, ChaChingonaShoestring & Holiday Recipe Exchange}
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I have done something very similar to this but I used cherry chips instead of chocolate chips and then topped with cherry frosting! They are the best cupcakes EVER. I love the cream cheese filling so much. I've baked chocolate cookies and then put the frosting (minus the egg) in between two they are great home made Oreo's! I haven't tried it with all chocolate, that will be next!!! Keep up the great work!!
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Those look great and I love that the recipe came from your Grandma! Thanks for joining in the fun at Cupcake Tuesday!
~Liz
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Oh yum! My daughter would love these, I think I'll make some for her to take in her lunch! Thanks!
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If you wanted to make these in a mini muffin pan would it work? Im not a big baker, but thought this would be a nice treat to take to work for everyone
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YUM!
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Wow. I was thinking about making my husband a chocolate chip cheesecake as a surprise before the holiday madness begins, but now I'm going to make these instead. They seem much easier and just as tasty.
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Hawkins ~ I have honestly never tried making these in the mini-muffin pans. I'm sure it would work, but you'd just need a much smaller amount of the filling.
Enjoy!!
~ Heidi
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Yum! I'm going to try these next week!!! They look delicious!
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ok, now I'm going to have to pause right now and go make these, then continue my WFMW readings! lol.
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Yummy! I make a cupcake kinda similar and it is super delish!
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This looks very good and easy!Thanks for the recipe and the pictures. Love it! I linked it to my own Frugal Friday post.
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What a YUMMY!!! cupcake filled with YUMMY!!! cheesecake. Sounds WONDERFUL!!!
Geri
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Nice and easy and yummy (and chocolate!) – I love it! Thanks for linking it up!
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How yummy! I wish I had a couple of these right now. I'm definitely bookmarking this!
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I am definately trying this one!
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Those look divine. What a fun treat for the whole family.
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These look AWESOME!!! Can you come link up in my Holiday Recipe Exchange?? Thanks no one has listed anything like this yet!
http://bit.ly/cOOkBook
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Just wanted to let you know that my daughter (13) and her friends made these at her slumber party and they were a HUGE hit! They had as much fun baking them as they did eating them!!
The only problem is I ended up eating FOUR of them, they were so good! Haha!
Thanks for the recipe!
Melissa
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WOW you are fast! Thanks for the link up!!!! Holiday Recipe Exchange!!! http://bit.ly/cOOkBook
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Oh. how. I. love. these. I have never made them though…this may be the year!
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oops! my 1yo pushed submitted that last comment. it was from ME!
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I made these in a mini cupcake pan and took them to a Christmas party – they were fantastic – it took about 11 min to bake them in the mini pan.
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Those look delicious.
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Love, Love, Love them! My two favorite ingredients : Chocolate and Cream cheese! lol
Made them, frosted them with a thin layer of cream cheese frosting and …oooo…my….gooooonnessss!!
Heavenly!!
Thanks so much for sharing the recipe!!
Happy New Year!!!
Ohh…and, P.S. :
.. incidentally….
I adopted nicknames for my mom (Mary) and my aunt (Veronica) years & years ago …
I call them Bertha & Gertrude…
So, I titled these cuppycakes "Gertrudies"
lololol
Thanks again!
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These look fantastic!
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I just baked these and were pretty good. not amazing, but definitely something quich and easy
to make em better, cook them less time and put in the fridge. they’ll be fudgy ! yummm
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