Texas Sheet Cake Cupcakes - Cupcake Fanatic

Ingredients

• 2 cups AP flour (10 oz)
• 2 cups granulated sugar (16 oz)
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 8 Tblps. dutch-processed cocoa (2 0z)
• 2 sticks (1 cup) salted butter
• 1 cup boiling water
• ½ cups buttermilk
• 2 eggs (beaten)
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1 cup finely chopped pecans
• 1-¾ sticks salted butter
• 4 Tblsps. dutch-processed cocoa (1 oz)
• 6 Tblsps. whole milk
• 1 pound confectioners sugar (i.e. one box)