Cheesecake Cupcakes

Another favorite recipe from my mom!
1 c. sugar
5 eggs
1/2 tsp. vanilla
3 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese
1 c. sour cream
1/4 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. vanilla
Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Cream sugar, eggs, cheese and vanilla. Place in baking cups and bake at 300 degrees for 40 minutes. Mix sour cream, sugar and vanilla. Put 1 teaspoon on top of each. Return 5 more minutes.
After they’ve cooled, we like to put 2-3 cherries on top from cherry pie filling. I especially love to make these for The 4th of July.

My Moma's Blackbottom Cupcakes

Beat together: 1 8oz. package of cream cheese
1 egg
1/3 c. sugar
1/8 tsp. salt
Stir in 6oz. chocolate chips

In a separate bowl mix:
1 ½ c. flour
1 c. sugar
½ tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
¼ c. cocoa
Add: 1 c water
1 tsp. vinegar
1/3 c. vegetable oil
1 tsp. vanilla
Beat well
Fill a lined cupcake pan 1/3 with the chocolate batter, then the cream cheese batter on top. Bake at 350 for 25 minutes. Makes 21 cupcakes.
*Sometimes my mom would put some slivered almonds and sugar on top before baking and it made a wonderful crunchy crust on top!