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The Best Chocolate Cupcakes
Ingredients
  • subheading: FOR THE CUPCAKES:
  • 1½ cups all-purpose flour, spooned into measuring cup and leveled off with knife
  • 1½ cups granulated sugar
  • ¾ cup unsweetened natural cocoa powder, such as Hershey’s
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • 1½ teaspoons baking powder
  • ¾ teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
  • ¼ cup vegetable oil
  • ¾ cup sour cream
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ¾ cup boiling water
  • subheading: FOR THE FROSTING:
  • 8 ounces milk or semi-sweet chocolate, broken into small pieces (see note)
  • 2½ sticks (20 tablespoons) unsalted butter, softened but still cool
  • 1¼ cups Confectioners' sugar
  • ¾ cup natural unsweetened cocoa powder, such as Hershey's
  • Pinch salt
  • ¾ cup light corn syrup
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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