The Best Chocolate Cupcakes

INGREDIENTS

3 cups

all purpose flour

2 cups

sugar

1/2 cup

unsweetened cocoa powder

2 tsp

baking soda

1 tsp

salt (not kosher, just regular table salt)

2 cups

hot water

3/4 cup

vegetable oil

2 tbsp

distilled vinegar

1 tbsp

instant coffee granules

1 tbsp

vanilla extract

1/2 cup

unsalted butter

1 1/2 cups

granulated sugar

1 1/4 cups

unsweetened cocoa powder

salt

1 1/4 cups

heavy whipping cream (do not substitute with anything else or it won’t set properly)

1/4 cup

sour cream (low-fat is fine)

1 tsp

instant coffee granules

2 tsp

vanilla extract