Black Cherry Cupcakes - Cupcake Fanatic

Ingredients

• 1 cup good quality unsweetened cocoa powder
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp. baking soda
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• ½ tsp. coarse salt
• 1 cup hot water
• 1 lb. unsalted butter, softened
• 2½ cups sugar
• 6 eggs, room temperature & lightly beaten
• 1 Tbsp. vanilla extract
• 1 ¼ cup sour cream, at room temperature
• ~3 cups Black Cherry Jam (like Polaner All Fruit)
• 2 lbs unsalted butter, room temperature
• 6-8 cups sifted confectioners sugar
• 1/4 tsp. kosher salt
• 2 ½ tsp. vanilla extract
• ¼ cup maraschino juice
• 3/4 cup heavy cream
• 8 oz. good quality bittersweet chocolate chips
• 1 Tbsp. unsalted butter
• 1 tsp. vanilla