Poop Emoji Cupcakes
These Poop Emoji cupcakes are a perfect hilarious way to add some humor to a birthday party! (Pairs well with a 'Holy Crap You're Old' toilet paper cake!)
Servings: 24 cupcakes
Calories: 320kcal
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.
Video
Notes
Please note Nutrition Information is an estimate and may not be exactly accurate.
Nutrition
Calories: 320kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 2.4g | Fat: 18g