Brownie Cupcakes

I spent the last week in Arizona. It was beautiful and sunny and there were palm trees, in n out burger, etc., etc. There was a blizzard in Denver. This was one of those times I wished I was in the blizzard rather than gone because I could have actually stayed home. Like a snow day from school. Oh well. This morning I got up and wanted to cook everything I could think of. I went over to Whole Foods and they had Meyer Lemons...what can I make with those...oh yeah, Tara told me about some brownie cupcakes with cream cheese in them...I think I'll try my hand at those first!!! Here's the result. I'll think of something for those lemons later.

Brownie Cupcakes

1/2 cup butter

4 oz.(squares) unsweetened chocolate

2 cups sugar

1 Tablespoon coffee liqueur

4 eggs

1 cup flour

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

Cream Cheese Filling

4 oz. cream cheese, softened

1 egg

1/4 cup sugar

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

In a small saucepan, melt the butter and chocolate together until smooth. Let cool slightly. Add the 2 cups sugar and the liqueur. Add the eggs, one at a time, stirring after each addition. Add the dry ingredients and combine. Divide the batter between 12 paper lined muffin tins.

For the filling, combine all the ingredients with an electric mixer until smooth. Drop spoonfuls on top of each cupcake. Swirl a little with a knife. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes.

Now, I'm getting to work on something for dinner, I'll let you know how that goes.