Chocolate Covered Cherry Cupcakes

Ingredients

• 3 Oz Semi-Sweet Chocolate, finely chopped
• ⅓ Cup Unsweetend Cocoa Powder
• ¾ Cup Hot Water
• ¾ Cup Bread Flour
• ¾ Cup White Sugar
• ½ Tsp Salt
• ½ Tsp Baking Soda
• ¼ Cup + 2 Tbsp Vegetable or Canola Oil
• 2 Eggs
• 2 Tsp White Vinegar
• 2 Tsp Vanilla Extract
• For the Chocolate Ganache
• ½ Cup Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
• ¼ Cup Heavy Cream
• ½ Cup Butter, Softened
• Pinch of Salt, To Taste
• 3 Cups Powdered Sugar
• 2-3 Tbsp Maraschino Cherry Juice
• 1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
• Red Food Coloring
• ½ of a 10 Oz. Jar of Maraschino Cherries, Roughly Chopped and Patted Dry
• 24 Whole Maraschino Cherries