Dream Cupcakes

Ingredients

1 reg size pkg chocolate cake mix
2 — 3 oz. pkgs. cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup sugar
1 egg
1/8 tsp. salt
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/4 cup flaked coconut

Directions

~Preheat oven to 350°.

~Prepare cake mix according to package directions for cupcakes. Fill paper-lined muffin cups half full.

~In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until fluffy. Beat in egg and salt until smooth. Stir in chocolate chips and coconut.

~Drop about 2 teaspoonfuls of cream cheese mixture into the center of each cupcake. Bake for 25-30 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Store in the refrigerator.

~Makes about 2-1/2 dozen.

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