CUPCAKES:

3 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup cocoa
2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
2 cup water
1/2 cup plus 2 tbsp. vegetable oil
2 tbsp. apple cider vinegar
2 tsp. vanilla

ORANGE-OOZE FILLING:

1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
1 egg
1/3 cup sugar
yellow and red food coloring
1 (6 oz.) pkg. chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350°F. Line cupcake baking pans with paper cupcake liners.

In small mixing bowl, use electric mixer to combine cream cheese, egg and sugar. Blend in 2 drops yellow food coloring and 1 drop red food coloring, adding more coloring if necessary to reach desired shade. Use mixing spoon to stir in chocolate chips; set filling aside.

In large mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt; set aside.

In second small mixing bowl, combine water, vegetable oil, vinegar and vanilla. Add contents of small mixing bowl to large mixing bowl and stir with mixing spoon to combine.

Using mixing spoon or soup spoon, fill cupcake liners half full with cupcake batter, then place 1 teaspoon filling at center of each.

Note: As cupcake bakes, the batter will rise to surround the filling!

Place cupcake pans in oven; bake at 350°F for approximately 25 minutes or until cupcakes test done.

If desired, frost tops with orange icing -- or just let the orange filling ooze out as a surprise!

Makes 3 dozen cupcakes.

Submitted by: Marina Bell