Chocolate Cupcake Recipe

"This EASY chocolate cupcake recipe makes perfect moist, fudgey, fluffy chocolate cupcakes topped with light, silky chocolate Swiss meringue buttercream...."

INGREDIENTS
¼  cup  sour cream (room temperature 60g)
½  cup  buttermilk (room temperature, 120mL)
2  medium eggs
⅓  cup  veggie oil (80mL)
¼  cup  hot coffee (60mL)
2  tsp  vanilla extract (10mL)
1 ½  cups  all-purpose flour (180g)
1 ⅓  cup  granulated sugar (265g)
¼  cup  cocoa powder (20g)
1  tsp  baking soda (6g)
½  tsp  kosher salt (2.5g)
5   egg whites (room temp)
1 1/2 cups sugar
1  lb  unsalted butter (room temperature 450g)
1  tsp  vanilla extract (5mL)
1/2  tsp  kosher salt 2g
1/2 cup bittersweet chocolate (melted and cooled)
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