Black Bottom Cupcakes

Black Bottom Cupcakes has a dark and dense chocolate sponge, baked with a cheesecake centre, and frosted with cream cheese frosting.

Cream Cheese Mixture
225 g cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 small banana, pureed
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
225 g semisweet chocolate chips

Chocolate Mixture
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/3 cup cocoa
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 large bananas, pureed
1/3 cup oil
1 teaspoon vanilla

Method
- Preheat oven to 175 degrees.

For the cream cheese mixture:
1. Beat cream cheese and sugar until nice and fluffy.
2. Add banana, egg and vanilla and mix together until combined.
3. Stir in chocolate chips and set aside.

For the chocolate mixture:
4.Sift together flour, cocoa, sugar, soda and salt using a wire whisk.
5. Add bananas, oil and vanilla and mix together on low until combined.
6. Use a large scoop to fill cupcake liners with batter.
7. Repeat topping the cupcake batter with the cream cheese mixture.

- Bake for about 30 minutes or until done.
- Makes about 18 cupcakes.