Chocolate Cupcakes with Meringue Frosting

Name: Chocolate Cupcakes with Meringue Frosting
Prep time: 70 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Americana
Ingredients: 1 cup flour; 1/3 cups cocoa; 1/2 teaspoons baking soda; 1/8 teaspoons salt; 90 grams unsalted butter, at room temperature; 1/2 cups sugar; 1/2 cups brown sugar; 2 eggs; 1 tablespoon vanilla essence; 2/3 cups whole milk, to make the buttermilk; 1 tablespoon lime juice, to make the buttermilk; 1 1/4 cups sugar, for the meringue; 3 egg whites; 1/4 tablespoons cream of tartar; 1 tablespoon vanilla essence, for the meringue; 12 cherries, for decoration; chocolates, grated, for decoration