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That Chocolate Cupcake

I know, it's been a really long time.  In my defense, I work for Yahoo! and things have been weird so I've been doing a lot more work type stuff.  But, this Memorial Day weekend, I've been visiting a lot of family and friends and have been making some goodies. I decided to use the chocolate cake recipe from Essence of Chocolate: Recipes for Baking and Cooking with Fine Chocolate and edit it into cupcakes.  So here's my version: Stacey's That Chocolate Cupcake with Strawberry Fan Ingredients: 2c granulated sugar, organic 1c unbleached white flour, organic 3/4c whole wheat flour, organic 3/4c dagoba unsweetened cocoa powder, organic 1 tsp salt 1.5 tsp baking powder 1.5 tsp baking soda 2 eggs 1/2 c sunflower oil, organic 1 c lowfat milk, organic 1/4c boiling water Frosting / Ganache Ingredients: 6 oz heavy cream, organic 1c granulated sugar, organic 1 tsp vanilla bean paste 5 oz Scharffen-Berger 99% unsweetened chocolate 1 stick unsalted butter,