Chocolate Poop Emoji Cupcakes with Chocolate Frosting
Tender, moist and the most fun "poop emoji" chocolate cupcakes
- Prep time
- 30 min
- Cook time
- 25 min
- Yield
- 24 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 1/4 cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder ((4 oz/ 113 g))
- 1 Cup Boiling Water ((240 ml))
- 1 Cup Cake Flour ((4 oz / 120 g))
- 1 1/4 Cup All Purpose Flour ((5.5 oz/ 155 g))
- 1 1/2 Cup Dark Brown Sugar ((10.5 oz/ 300 g))
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
- 1/2 tsp Kosher Salt
- 1 Cup Vegetable Oil ((7 oz/ 200 g))
- 2 Eggs Large, room temperature
- 2 Egg Yolks Room temperature
- 1/2 Cup + 1 TBSP Full Fat Sour Cream ((4.5 oz/ 125 g))
- 1 Cup Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips ((6oz/ 170 g))
- 2 1/2 Sticks Soft Butter ((10 oz/ 280 g))
- 2 Tbsp Mayonnaise
- 4 Cups Powdered Sugar ((16 oz/ 453 g))
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 325F. Place 24 cupcakes cups into cupcake pans.
- 2
In a bowl add the cocoa powder and boiling water, mix to combine, set a side.
- 3
In a bowl of an eclectic mixer add the Flours, sugar, baking soda and salt.
- 4
Add the vegetable oil, eggs, eggs yolks and sour cream into the cocoa and water mixer and mix to combine.
- 5
With the paddle, attachment on medium speed add the cocoa mixture into the flour mixture and mix into a smooth batter 30-40 seconds.
- 6
Fill the cupcakes cup about 3/4 full and bake for 20-25 minutes or just until a tooth pick comes out clean from the center.
- 7
Melt the chocolate chips.
- 8
With the paddle attachment beat the butter and mayonnaise on high for 3-4 minutes or until fluffy
- 9
Reduce speed to low and add the melted chocolate. Mix to combine.
- 10
Add the powdered sugar in 3 additions once you added the last part of the sugar wait until it is combined and return the speed to high.Mix for about 3 minutes until the frosting is light colored and fluffy.
- 11
Once the cupcakes have completely cooled, fill a piping bag with the frosting, Using a wide circle tip (Wilton #12) place the piping bag above the center of the cupcake.Pipe the bottom circle toward the edges of the cupcakes and then towards the center and the top in smaller circles.