Red Velvet Cheesecake Cupcakes.....

Ingredients

Cupcakes
2 cups sugar
250 g butter, at room temperature
2 eggs
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
1 ounce red food colouring
2½ cups cake flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ teaspoon baking soda
1 tablespoon vinegar

Filling

1 x 250 g package cream cheese, softened
½ cup powdered sugar
1 egg
pinch of salt
¾ cup mini chocolate chips
Chocolate Ganache
120 g semi-sweet chocolate chips
⅓ cup unsalted butter, cut into pieces
⅛ cup light corn syrup
½ teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

Preheat oven to 180 degrees C.
In a mixing bowl, cream the sugar and butter, beat until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time and mix well after each addition.
Mix cocoa and food colouring together and then add to sugar mixture; mix well.
Sift together flour and salt. Add flour mixture to the creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk. Blend in vanilla.
In a small bowl, combine baking soda and vinegar and add to mixture.
Pour batter into prepared cupcake pans. Set aside.
In a bowl, combine the cream cheese and powdered sugar. Mix until combined and smooth. Add in the egg and salt and mix. Stir in the chocolate chips.
Drop a heaping tablespoonful of the filling on top of each filled cupcake cup.
Bake the cupcakes for 15-20 minutes, or until baked through. Remove and allow to cool completely.
To make the ganache, combine the chocolate chips, butter and corn syrup in a small bowl. Microwave on high for 1 minute and then stir until the chocolate has completely melted and the mixture is smooth. Stir in the vanilla.
Dip the top of each cupcake into the chocolate ganache. Return to a cooling rack to allow the ganache to set up.