How do you celebrate your dog’s birthday? Your pup is a part of the family too, right? So do you throw a birthday party? Take them to swim in the lake? Give them a new toy? Maybe make them a special treat?
For my puppy’s first birthday, I decided to make her a pupcake!
I recently found out how much she likes carrots (AKA, won’t eat her food until I add baby carrots to it), so a carrot recipe was the perfect choice for her.
I thought about what I would bake it in and I remembered that my glass tupperware is oven safe, so I thought that would be perfect! It’s bigger than a cupcake and smaller than a regular cake, so it worked out great.
First, I pre-heated my oven to 350°. Then, in a medium mixing bowl, I combined the wet ingredients – peanut butter, olive oil, vanilla, and an egg.
When the wet ingredients were well combined, I added in the shredded carrots.
Next, I added in the dry ingredients – flour and baking soda.
The batter would look much nicer with finely shredded carrots, but since she likes the crunchiness, I just used a regular bag of shredded carrots. I also skipped the honey since I realized at the last minute that I didn’t have enough in my cupboard.
I poured the mix into my “pan” lined with parchment paper and pressed it in.
I had some extra batter left, so I also made some donuts.
After about 30 to 40 minutes, they were ready to pull from the oven. It doesn’t look pretty, but it smelled like a batch of peanut butter cookies coming out of the oven!
Mmm, smells good.
I will admit this was much more cake than she needed. She ate about ⅓ of it before I put the rest of the cake and the donuts away. She had a lot of cake pieces with her food that week!
Overall, I think she was happy with her birthday cake and we’ll have to try a new recipe next year!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1/4 cup olive oil or vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 egg
- 1 cup shredded carrots
- 1 cup whole wheat or white flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/3 cup honey (optional)
Sarah is the founder of Baking Kneads, LLC, a blog sharing guides, tips, and recipes for those learning how to bake. Growing up as the daughter of a baker, she spent much of her childhood learning the basics in a local bakery.
Hanah
Wednesday 13th of February 2019
how do you make it ?
Sarah | Baking Kneads
Thursday 14th of February 2019
Hi Hanah,
The steps are listed above, along with the pictures. The ingredients are listed toward the end. If you have specific questions, just let me know.