Chocolate Sour Cream Cupcakes With Chocolate Buttercream Frosting And The Bahia Shrine Circus

Ingredients

• 3 oz good quality unsweetened chocolate
• 2 1/4 cups brown sugar
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 3 eggs
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
• 1/2 cup butter, at room temperature
• 3/4 cup cocoa
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 4 cups confectioners’ sugar
• 3-4 tablespoons milk or cream