Sift together flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl. Scoop out 3 holes in the dry mixture.
Put the vegetable oil in one hole, vinegar in the second hole, and vanilla in the third hole.
Pour the cold water over the top and stir until smooth
Fill baking cups
Bake at 350 degrees for approximately 20 minutes- test with a toothpick to be sure the middle is fully-baked
Allow cupcakes to cool slightly
Frosting Instructions
Combine melted butter, brown sugar, pecans, coconut, and half-and-half
Pile frosting mix on each cupcake
Set oven to broil
Broil frosted cupcakes for 2 minutes-watch them carefully to be sure frosting does not burn
Allow frosting to cool
Pipette Instructions
Put Kahlua in a small bowl
Pinch the bulb of the pipette to squeeze the air out, dip the tip into the Kahlua. Release and draw Kahlua into the bulb of the pipette (Will fill approximately 70% )