Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Belated Birthday Black Bottom Cupcakes

I took this photo last week, when the cupcakes were fresh and the weather was mild. I mentioned before that it was Alex’s birthday, and I took requests for what he wanted. In some ways, he’s very predictable, and I knew he wanted black bottom cupcakes. I still asked him, mind you, maybe just to prove that I was right.

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I’d never heard of black bottom cupcakes until a few years ago, when my boss would bring them in for food days. These are chocolate cupcakes with a cream cheese center. I actually never had any that she made because I started telecommuting before I had the chance, but I’d hear how popular they were. She shared her recipe with me, and these are delicious and the cake is already vegan. The first time I made this, I called my mom to ask if there should really be vinegar in the recipe. I’ve come a long way.

After my success with the cream cheese frosting on the hummingbird cake, I decided to try using Tofutti for the filling. It came out well, again, even thought I didn’t really do anything except whip up the Tofutti with some sugar.

Cake:

  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup cocoa
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 teaspoon vinegar

Filling:

  • I experimented and just took half a tub of Tofutti Better than Cream Cheese, softened, and whipped it up with some sugar. I put chocolate chips in half and left half plain.

Mix the cake batter and fill each cupcake cup halfway. The most recent time I made these, I ran out of cup liners (they’re frog princesses) and so I overfilled the cups. Put a spoonful of filling in each.

My boss’s recipe doesn’t say how long to bake them, but I typically put them in at 350F for 12-15 minutes. Yum!

9 comments:

  1. so (except for the cream cheese) people were eating vegan cupcakes?:) thats so cool! my husband is fairly predictable too, and i STILL ask him stuff just like you!lol

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  2. Those look so decadent! Alex is one lucky fellow!

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  3. Mmm sounds like a sorta devils food cake. Which sounds delish! Beautiful cuppers!

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  4. I have a fear of Black Bottom Cupcakes. I made them a verrry long time ago, pregan days, and they stuck to the cups. After that debacle, never again.

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  5. So there's cream cheese inside too?

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  6. cupcakes.....yum! I've been wanting to make some cupcakes lately, but just haven't had time....maybe some day soon. :o) Yours look great and the cream cheese filling makes it sound even better!

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  7. Ah, the days of fresh cupcakes and mild weather...

    They look and sound dangerously good; I've never had the black bottom variety before.

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  8. I love cupcakes !
    I love chocolate!
    I love birthdays!
    :)))

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  9. ooo, i love cupcakes with filling.

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