Cream Cheese Cupcakes with Sour Cream Topping

This is a rich, thick cheesecake in cupcake-size. Be sure to chill completely as the flavor only gets better. Top with choice of fruit fillings.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 40 mins
• Total Time: 55 mins
• Calories: 227 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
• ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ pint sour cream
• 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, at room temperature
• 5 eggs, at room temperature

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 18 muffin cups with paper liners.

Step 2

Beat cream cheese in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth; add eggs, 1 at a time, ensuring each is fully incorporated before adding the next. Beat 1 cup sugar and 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract into cream cheese mixture until mixture is smooth; fill muffin cups to within 1/8 inch of the top.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until set in the middle, about 35 minutes.

Step 4

Mix sour cream, 2 tablespoons sugar, and 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract together in a bowl. Drop a teaspoonful of sour cream mixture over cupcakes.

Step 5

Bake cupcakes in the oven for 5 minutes more. Cool cupcakes to room temperature and refrigerate until chilled.