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To make the filling:
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Beat the cream cheese, sugar, egg yolk and salt until smooth.
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Stir in the chocolate chips.
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Set aside.
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To make the cupcakes:
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Preheat the oven to 350F (180C).
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Whisk together the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder and salt in a large bowl until well mixed.
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Add the milk, oil, vinegar and vanilla in another bowl, and whisk until well blended.
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Pour the liquid mixture into the flour mixture, and stir until just moistened and incorporated.
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Fill the paper-lined muffin cups 13 full with the batter.
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Spoon one level tablespoon filling into the center of each cupcake.
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Fill the muffin cups with more batter to make about 23 full.
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Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until a wooden stick inserted in the batter part comes out clean.
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Remove from pan and cool completely.
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To make the frosting:
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Add the cream cheese, butter, lemon juice, lemon zest, and vanilla in a large bowl with an electric mixture until smooth and fluffy.
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Beat in the powdered sugar until creamy and well blended.
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Add more powdered sugar or juice as needed for the desired consistency.
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If you want to make part of the frosting into chocolate-mocha frosting, just simply mix some sifted cocoa powder and instand coffee powder into the frosting, and stir until smooth.
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Adding 1 to 2 or more teaspoons of cocoa and coffee powder each time, depending on how strong you want.
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When the cupcakes are completely cool.
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Frost the cupcakes with both lemon cream cheese frosting and chocolate-mocha frosting to make white and black cupcakes.
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Decorate the cupcakes into different Halloween characters with Halloween candies, decorating sugar, coconut flakes, licorice or anything you prefer to use.
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Let the cupcakes set completely at room temperature, a few hours or overnight.
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We froze most of our decorated Halloween cupcakes, and every time when we want one or two, just simply defrost the cupcakes in the microwave for 30 to 40 seconds.
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If you want to make more than 12, just double or tripple the amount of ingredient.
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Enjoy these super delicious cupcakes.
