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)
• Buttercream (recipe follows)
• Ganache (recipe follows)
• Fresh (or maraschino) cherries, with stems