"Why would anyone make poop emoji cupcakes?"
Haha - valid question! 😉
So I made the cake and cupcakes in the photos and video for a jokester/prankster co-worker's birthday. (You know the type, right?) They were perfect!
Why are these poop emoji cupcakes so great?
- If you have a similar jokester in your life - which seems pretty likely - these 'Holy crap you're old' poop emoji cupcakes will be a great fit for them too!
- These are also super popular with kids - and easy enough to decorate that kids can do it!
- Can you ever go wrong with chocolate?
- On that note - chocolate cream cheese frosting is arguably one of the best things that has ever come out of my kitchen. And this cupcake design lets you pile tons of it on - and no one will complain! 😉
I originally published this recipe along with my Toilet paper cake recipe. But when I was looking over the recipe page recently I realized it was confusing and cumbersome to have both recipes on the same page.
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Quick time-saver option -
- Scratch recipes are great, but no one says you have to use them! You can substitute your favorite chocolate cake mix + ingredients the mix calls for. I like to substitute butter for the oil, buttermilk for the water, and add an extra egg. The cupcakes will be a little less rich - but also less time-consuming!
Store bought frosting is often on the thin side - if you want it to pipe correctly, add a quarter cup of extra powdered sugar alternating with 2 Tablespoons of cocoa powder at a time until you reach a consistency thick enough to stay in place when it's piped onto the cupcakes.
FAQs:
"Can I make the cupcakes / frosting ahead of time?"
Definitely! Wrap the cupcakes well or place in a few gallon freezer bags and refrigerate up to 4 days or freeze up to 4 months. Transfer the frosting to a zip-lock bag and squeeze out the extra air, and again - refrigerate up to 4 days or freeze up to 4 months.
If frozen I recommend thawing the frosting in the refrigerator to keep it from separating.
Also on that note - cover any remaining cupcakes well to keep them from drying out. They will keep in the fridge for 3-5 days! (and maybe longer, I just haven't personally checked past that timeframe). I recommend the fridge because of the cream cheese in the frosting recipe.
"I hate fondant - can I decorate with something else?"
- Absolutely! If you cut slices off a large marshmallow and then cut those circles in half you'll get an edible half-circle similar to the ones in the photos. Fondant holds its shape and color better than marshmallow, but using marshmallow slices is definitely easier!
Poop Emoji Cupcakes
Equipment
- 2 Cupcake tins (24 cups total)
- 1 large piping bag + large round tip (linked is the set I used that includes both!)
- 1 Small biscuit or circle cutter (to cut out emoji mouths - or you can use a small bottle cap)
- 1 Cupcake corer (optional; if you'd like to fill your cupcakes with ganache)
Ingredients
Chocolate Cupcakes
- 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour (350 grams)
- 2 1/4 cups granulated sugar (450 grams)
- 1 1/4 cup cocoa powder (100 grams)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter (250 grams /16 Tablespoons, softened)
- 4 large eggs at room temperature
- 1 1/2 cups buttermilk (350mL; buttermilk powder with water is an option if you can’t find liquid buttermilk at your grocery store!)
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Chocolate Cream Cheese Buttercream Frosting: (for cupcakes)
- 8 ounces one package cream cheese, softened
- 16 Tablespoons two sticks butter, softened
- 5 ½ -6 cups powdered sugar
- 1 cup cocoa powder
- 4-6 Tablespoons milk
- 1 Tablespoon clear vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt if using unsalted butter
Filling (optional) + Decorations
- 6 ounces semisweet chocolate chips (for filling; optional)
- 6 ounces heavy whipping cream (for filling; optional)
- 2 ounces white fondant you can purchase this (buttercream fondant is the best-tasting one I’ve found, and fondarific doesn't run too expensive or make your own!
- 48 small candy eyes
Instructions
Cupcakes
- Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (180C). Line cupcake pans with cupcake liners.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, add the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. Mix on low for 1-2 minutes (or whisk the ingredients together). Add in the softened butter a Tablespoon at a time, mixing until well incorporated and no lumps of butter are visible.
- Whisk eggs, buttermilk, and vanilla together and whisk until well combined. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and mix until combined. Scrape down the bowl and beat for another 20 seconds.
- Fill each paper 3/4 full (using an ice cream scoop makes this a quick and easy process).
- Bake for 20-25 min or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Allow them to cool completely on a wire cooling rack before decorating. (This is a great time to make your frosting!)
Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting
- Beat together softened cream cheese and butter; slowly add in powdered sugar alternating with cocoa powder and milk until frosting reaches a pipeable consistency. Add vanilla and salt if needed and beat until well combined.
- (I cored my cupcakes and filled them with chocolate ganache, but this step is 100% optional. To make ganache, microwave 6 ounces semisweet chocolate + 6 ounces heavy whipping cream together in 30-second increments on half power until melted & smooth, then cool until thick enough to transfer to cupcake centers.)
Decorating
- Transfer your chocolate cream cheese frosting into your large piping bag fitted with a round tip – pipe in swirls onto the tops of your cupcakes, lifting away at the center to resemble the poop emoji!
- Press two candy eyes into the frosting on one side of each cupcake, leaving enough room for the fondant 'mouths.'
- Roll out white fondant to about 1/8" thick, then use a small circle cutter or a bottle cap to cut out 12 circles. Cut each one in half, and press into the frosting to make the emoji mouths.
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