Strawberry-Chocolate Cream Cheese Cupcakes

These cupcakes come out so moist, and the surprise in the middle makes them even better - the whipped cream cheese makes filling nice and creamy.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 295 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• ½ cup vegetable oil
• ½ cup water
• 1 (8 ounce) container sour cream
• ¼ cup strawberry preserves
• 1 (12 ounce) package whipped cream cheese
• 1 (18.25 ounce) package chocolate cake mix with pudding
• 1 (16 ounce) container whipped cream cheese frosting
• 12 strawberries, sliced

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Line 24 muffin cups with paper liners.

Step 3

Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

Step 4

Stir chocolate cake mix, sour cream, vegetable oil, water, and eggs together in a large bowl.

Step 5

Pour cake batter evenly into prepared muffin cups.

Step 6

Place a small spoonful of whipped cream cheese in each muffin cup.

Step 7

Stir strawberry preserves in a bowl until smooth; spoon about 1/4 teaspoon per cupcake over cream cheese.

Step 8

Gently press strawberry preserves and cream cheese into the cake batter with a spoon.

Step 9

Bake in preheated oven until cupcake tops spring back when lightly touched, 18 to 20 minutes.

Step 10

Spread cream cheese frosting over completely cooled cupcakes and garnish with strawberry slices.