Dark Chocolate Cupcakes (with Peanut Butter Frosting!)

Name: Dark Chocolate Cupcakes (with Peanut Butter Frosting!)
Ingredients: 1 ¾ cup all-purpose flour ((215g)); 1 cup light brown sugar (tightly packed (200g)); 1 cup sugar ((200g)); ¾ cup dark cocoa powder ((75g) (see note)); 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda; ¾ teaspoon salt; ½ cup unsalted butter (melted (113g)); ½ cup canola oil (may substitute vegetable oil (118ml)); 2 large eggs + 1 egg yolk (room temperature preferred); 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 1 cup buttermilk; 4 oz dark chocolate (very finely chopped, I use 75% (113g)); ½ cup hot coffee* (or 1 teaspoon instant coffee dissolved into ½ cup hot water (118ml)); 1 batch peanut butter frosting (or your favorite frosting)

"Dark chocolate cupcakes made from scratch (using real dark chocolate and special dark cocoa powder!) and topped with the silky smooth peanut butter frosting that I shared last week! Recipe includes options for other frostings as well...."

INGREDIENTS

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1 ¾ cup all-purpose flour ((215g))

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1 cup light brown sugar (tightly packed (200g))

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1 cup sugar ((200g))

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¾ cup dark cocoa powder ((75g) (see note))

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1 ½ teaspoons baking soda

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¾ teaspoon salt

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½ cup unsalted butter (melted (113g))

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½ cup canola oil (may substitute vegetable oil (118ml))

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2 large eggs + 1 egg yolk (room temperature preferred)

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2 teaspoons vanilla extract

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1 cup buttermilk

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4 oz dark chocolate (very finely chopped, I use 75% (113g))

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½ cup hot coffee* (or 1 teaspoon instant coffee dissolved into ½ cup hot water (118ml))

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1 batch peanut butter frosting (or your favorite frosting)

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