"This EASY chocolate cupcake recipe makes perfect moist, fudgey, fluffy chocolate cupcakes topped with light, silky chocolate Swiss meringue buttercream...."
INGREDIENTS
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¼ cup sour cream (room temperature 60g)
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½ cup buttermilk (room temperature, 120mL)
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2 medium eggs
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⅓ cup veggie oil (80mL)
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¼ cup hot coffee (60mL)
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2 tsp vanilla extract (10mL)
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1 ½ cups all-purpose flour (180g)
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1 ⅓ cup granulated sugar (265g)
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¼ cup cocoa powder (20g)
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1 tsp baking soda (6g)
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½ tsp kosher salt (2.5g)
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5 egg whites (room temp)
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1 1/2 cups sugar
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1 lb unsalted butter (room temperature 450g)
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1 tsp vanilla extract (5mL)
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1/2 tsp kosher salt 2g
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1/2 cup bittersweet chocolate (melted and cooled)