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YIELDS: 2 dozen

PREP: 20 Min

COOK TIME: 22 Min

What's the surprise? The cream cheese, chocolate chip, and coconut encased in the chocolate cake! M-m-m!

What You'll Need

1 (18.25 ounce) package Swiss chocolate cake mix
2 (3 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1 cup (6 ounces) milk chocolate chips
1/4 cup sweetened flaked coconut

What to Do

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare cake mix according to package directions; set batter aside.
Stir together cream cheese, sugar, and egg. Stir in chocolate chips and coconut.
Pour batter into muffin pans lined with paper liners, filling half full. Drop cream cheese mixture by rounded teaspoonfuls evenly into center of batter.
Bake 19 to 22 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Cool on pans on a wire rack 15 minutes, Remove from pans, and cool completely on a wire rack.

Notes

This recipe is from The Best of Mr. Food Cookbook Series Oxmoor House, Inc. If you would like more recipes like this, click here.

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