Wholesome Canine Nutrition: Lip-Smacking Birthday Pupcake Recipe
Birthday Pupcakes. Quick, easy, and packed with flavour. These lip-smacking pupcakes are my dogs' favourite treats - soon, your furry friends will crave them, too!
This week is Zoey's birthday, and as it has been our tradition for many years with our current furry children as well as our last two, Lana and Darren, I baked some yummy pupcakes to help us celebrate. While the baked goods were made for our furry companions and their friends, they can also be consumed by humans, although they might not be to their liking due to the lack of sugars. This recipe is a variation of the original which can be found in my book, LIVING WITH CANINE EPILEPSY.
Birthday Pupcakes
Ingredients for Pupcakes:
- 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
- 2 Tablespoons vegetable oil
- 3 Tablespoons honey
- 1 large egg
- 3/4 cup whole wheat flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 heaping cup shredded carrots
Toppings:
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- assorted fresh fruit
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Line a muffin tin with paper cupcake liners, spray each with nonstick cooking spray and set to the side.
3. Shred carrots and set aside.
4. With your mixer, combine peanut butter, vegetable oil, honey, and eggs. Mix on medium speed until blended and smooth.
5. Slowly add flour and baking soda, mix on low until combined.
6. Fold in shredded carrots manually. Your mixture will be sticky.
7. Spoon mixture evenly into 6 lined muffin tins.
8. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the “pupcake” comes out clean.
9. Remove pupcakes from oven and allow them to cool completely on a cooling rack.
10. Once pupcakes have cooled, frost them whipped cream and garnish with fresh fruit (I used strawberries). This recipe yields six pupcakes.
Our two epi-warriors, Lana and Darren always thoroughly enjoyed their baked goodies. Since neither one of our dogs showed any signs of food allergies or had any other major health concerns at the time, we didn’t think twice about the use of wheat flour in any recipes. In future versions of any homemade treats, we replaced the wheat flour with gluten-free options, such as coconut flour or rice flour.
Thank you for stopping by, and Happy Baking!
Piper is the award-winning author of The Country Girl Empress series. When she isn't busy typing on her computer, she can be found chasing after her furry children or holding on tightly to a good cup of coffee. Follow her on LinkedIn, Facebook, Medium, and Goodreads
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