3/4 c Nuts; finely chopped
3/4 c Lightly Packed Brown Sugar
1 c Cream Cheese
1 Egg
2 1/2 c Sugar; divided
6 oz Chocolate Chips
3 c Flour
1/2 c Cocoa
2 ts Baking Soda
1 ts Salt
1 1/2 c Water
2/3 c Cooking Oil
2 tb Vinegar
2 ts Vanilla
Mix together nuts and brown sugar. Set mixture aside.
Mix together cream cheese, egg, 1/2 cup sugar and chocolate chips. Set
aside.
Mix together flour, the remaining 2 cups sugar, cocoa, baking soda, salt,
water, cooking oil, vinegar and vanilla. Beat until blended.
Fill paper-lined cupcake tins 1/3 full, add 1 heaping teaspoon of cream
cheese mixture. Sprinkle top with 1 teaspoon brown sugar/nut mixture.
Bake at 350 for 20 minutes. Makes approximately 3 dozen.
Yields
36 Servings