Black Bottoms

Topping:

  1. Preheat oven to 325F/165C. Prepare cupcake pans. (Recipe yields ~16 cupcakes,)
  2. In a medium bowl, beat the cream cheese, egg, 1/3 cup sugar and 1/8 tsp salt until light and fluffy. Stir in the chocolate chips and set topping aside.
  3. In a large bowl, mix together the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt.
  4. In a separate bowl, beat eggs, oil, syrup, and vanilla extract together. Mix with the dry ingredients.
  5. Evenly distribute the batter mix between muffin tins. Dollop topping in the center of each cake. Bake for approximately 19 minutes, or 10 minutes for miniature cupcakes. Allow to cool overnight before refrigerating. Best served cold.