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CHOCOLATE SURPRISE E
CHOCOLATE SURPRIS

MUFFIN
MUFFINS S

y friend Martha Bowden
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created these fun muffins,
the Cake Mix Doctor says
modeled after a muffin
with a surprise inside that her
These are delicious covered with the
mother used to bake. I, too, remem- Shiny Chocolate Glaze (page 450).
You only need half of the glaze recipe.
ber making muffins with a filling—
for me it was a teaspoon of
jam—when I was little. In this ver-
FILLING:
sion, what hides inside is a creamy, 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese,
almost cheesecake-like filling stud- at room temperature
1 ⁄3 cup sugar
ded with chocolate chips. Yum!
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 large egg
MAKES 24 MUFFINS
1
(2 ⁄ 2 INCHES EACH) 1 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
PREPARATION TIME: 20 MINUTES
CAKE:
BAKING TIME: 23 TO 27 MINUTES
24 paper liners for muffin pans
(2 ⁄2-inch size)
1
1 package (18.25 ounces) plain devil’s food
cake mix
1 ⁄3 cups water
1
1 ⁄2 cup vegetable oil
3 large eggs