Stuffed Chocolate Chippin Cupcakes

I had referenced cupcakes we make for my son in an earlier blog and have been asked numerous times to share the recipe so here goes:

Stuffed Chocolate Chippin Cupcakes
3 cups all purpose flour OR
(2cups all purpose flour
½ cup ground flax
¼ cup whole wheat flour)
2 cups sugar
½ cup unsweetened dark cocoa powder 71% cocoa
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 cup cold water
1 cup cold beet juice
1 cup Omega 3 enriched cooking oil
1 tablespoon vanilla
1 ½ cups chocolate chips or any dried fruits nuts etc

Preheat oven to 350. Prepare cupcake liners. Sift flour and next 4 ingredients into bowl ( if substituting sift all substitutions in) Mix liquids together in a measure cup then add to dry sifted ingredients. Quickly mix. Divide batter with disher equally among 20 cupcakes. Sprinkle tops with chocolate chips and desired bits. Bake in 350 oven for 23-25 minutes.
Frosting:
6 ounces cream cheese
1 tbsp omega enriched cooking oil
1 ¼ tsp vanilla
¾ cup + 3tbsp dark cocoa powder
4 cups confectionary sugar ( sometimes more)
This makes a LOT of frosting.
When cupcakes are cooled cut out a small cap for filling. Fill with 1 tablespoon strawberry Motts applesauce. Put plug back in. Frost over choc chips and dried fruits.
We found the cutest little apple mouths with almond teeth to decorate the tops in the disney fun section. Enjoy