Jamie's Grand Marnier Cupcakes — Three Many Cooks

Ingredients

• 1¾ cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups sugar
• ¾ cups good cocoa powder
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 cup buttermilk, shaken
• ½ cup vegetable oil
• 2 large eggs, at room temperature
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 1 cup freshly brewed hot coffee
• 5 ounces heavy cream
• 12 ounces dark chocolate, chopped into small pieces
• 2 tablespoons Grand Marnier
• 4 sticks unsalted butter, softened
• 2 pounds confectioners’ sugar, sifted
• Zest of one large orange (about 1 tablespoon)
• pinch of fine grain sea salt
• 3 tablespoons Grand Marnier
• 1-3 tablespoons milk
• 1 drop orange gel dye (optional)