CREAM CHEESE CUPCAKES WITH SOUR CREAM TOPPING

Cream Cheese Cupcakes with Sour Cream Topping image

This is a rich, thick cheesecake in cupcake-size. Be sure to chill completely as the flavor only gets better. Top with choice of fruit fillings.

Provided by Poppy127

Categories Desserts Cakes Cupcake Recipes

Time 1h55m

Yield 18

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, at room temperature
5 eggs, at room temperature
1 cup white sugar
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
½ pint sour cream
2 tablespoons white sugar
¼ teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 18 muffin cups with paper liners.
Beat cream cheese in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth; add eggs, 1 at a time, ensuring each is fully incorporated before adding the next. Beat 1 cup sugar and 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract into cream cheese mixture until mixture is smooth; fill muffin cups to within 1/8 inch of the top.
Bake in the preheated oven until set in the middle, about 35 minutes.
Mix sour cream, 2 tablespoons sugar, and 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract together in a bowl. Drop a teaspoonful of sour cream mixture over cupcakes.
Bake cupcakes in the oven for 5 minutes more. Cool cupcakes to room temperature and refrigerate until chilled.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 227.1 calories, Carbohydrate 14.2 g, Cholesterol 98.4 mg, Fat 17.1 g, Protein 5 g, SaturatedFat 10.3 g, Sodium 136.8 mg, Sugar 12.7 g