1 cup cream cheese
1 egg, unbeaten
1/3 cup sugar
1/8 tsp. salt
6 oz. chocolate chips
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup cocoa
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup water
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 tbsp. vinegar

Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour 13x9-inch baking pan or place papers in cupcake pans.

Beat together cream cheese, egg, 1/3 cup sugar and 1/8 teaspoon salt until fluffy. Stir in chocolate chips.

In another bowl, beat the remaining ingredients except the flour. Beat flour in last. If making in 13x9-inch pan, pour batter into baking dish. Drop cream cheese mixture by spoonfuls into the batter.

Bake at 350°F for approximately 45 minutes.

Note: If making mini cupcakes or regular-size cupcakes, pour chocolate batter in until half full. Drop a small amount of cream cheese batter in center. For mini cupcakes, bake 15 minutes. For regular-size, bake 25 to 30 minutes.

Makes 1 cake or 24 cupcakes.