The Best Chocolate Cupcakes - Once Upon a Chef

Name: The Best Chocolate Cupcakes - Once Upon a Chef
Ingredients: 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; 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; ½ cup natural unsweetened cocoa powder, such as Hershey's; ⅛ teaspoon salt; ¾ cup light corn syrup

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Sweet enough for kids yet also intensely chocolate enough for grown-ups, these are my go-to chocolate cupcakes for every family occasion.

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Ingredients

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
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
½ cup natural unsweetened cocoa powder, such as Hershey's
⅛ teaspoon salt
¾ cup light corn syrup