Almond Joy Cupcakes - Cupcake Fanatic

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup Dutch process cocoa powder (I used Hershey Special Dark)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 4 eggs
• 1 Tablespoon vanilla
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) salted butter, melted
• 2 sticks salted butter, slightly softened
• 1/4 cup heavy cream
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 2 teaspoons pure almond extract
• 4 oz semi sweet chocolate, roughly chopped
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1/4 cup light corn syrup
• 2 cups sweetened, shredded coconut