Greg's Favorite Black Bottom Cupcakes

Chocolate Batter:
1 1/3 cup flour
1/4 cup cocoa

1 tsp soda
1 cup sugar
1 cup water
1/3 cup oil
1 tsp vanilla

Mix dry ingredients first. 
Add liquid ingredients and mix until blended.  Batter will be thin
Fill cupcake papers about 1/3 full

Topping:
1 8 oz container cream cheese - softened and at room temperature
1/3 cup sugar
1 egg
1 6 oz pkg chocolate chip

Stir cream cheese until lumps are out.
Add sugar and egg and mix.
Mix in chocolate chips.
Put 1 heaping teaspoon of cream cheese mixture in each cupcake paper.  It will sink into chocolate batter.
Sprinkle tops with sugar and chopped nuts, if desired. 

Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes.
Makes about 18-20 cupcakes.