The Recipe Mom

Creamy Cupcakes

Ingredients:

1 package cream cheese (softened)
1/2 cup white sugar
1 egg
1 cup mini chocolate chips
1 package chocolate cake mix
Directions:

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

Line a cupcake pan with cupcake holders.

Prepare your chocolate cake mix according to its package directions and set this aside.

Grab a mixing bowl. Place the sugar and cream cheese in the bowl and mix until nice and smooth.

Once smooth, beat in the egg and mix well.

Gently fold in the chocolate chips.

Fill the cupcake holders 1/2 full of the chocolate cake batter.

Add a teaspoon of the cream cheese mixture in the middle and then top with more chocolate cake batter. The cupcake holders should not be more than 3/4 of the way full.

Bake at for 20-30 minutes or until tops spring back when lightly touched in center.

Cool 1 minute before removing from pan to cool completely.

Yumm-mmy!

Happy Cooking!
The Recipe Mom

~~~~~ Banana Picnic Cake ~~~~~

2 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/3 cup butter (softened)
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 ripe bananas mashed
2/3 cups plain yogurt
1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

First, preheat your oven to 350 degrees and lightly grease a baking pan.  Set aside.

Grab a bowl and combine the flour, baking powder and the baking soda.

Grab a separate bowl and mix together the sugar and butter until it’s well combined.

Add the eggs and the mashed bananas to this butter mixture.  After mixed, add this to your flour mixture along with the yogurt and mix until smooth.

Spoon batter into the baking pan and top with walnuts (if using).

Bake for about 35 minutes or until baked through.

~~~~~ Tip ~~~~~

This is a great way to use those over-ripe bananas that no one wants to eat!