Surprise Cupcakes

Jeremy requested that I make these cupcakes - they were a staple of his youth, one of his mom's specialties.

Surprise Cupcakes

8 oz cream cheese - softened
1 egg
1/3 cup sugar
1/8 tsp salt
1 cup chocolate chips
1 1/2 cup flour
1/4 cup cocoa
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup sugar
1 cup water
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 T vinegar
1 tsp vanilla

Mix cream cheese, egg, 1/3 cup sugar, 1/8 tsp salt in a small bowl, may be lumpy. Stir in chocolate chips. Mix the rest of the ingredients in a large bowl. Fill 18 muffin tins 1/3 full with chocolate mixture. Spoon one heaping tablespoon of cream cheese mixture into the middle of each cupcake. Bake at 350° for 25 minutes.