The one thing I wanted most of all my entire life was to rescue dogs that I could spoil relentlessly for the rest of their days to make up for their harsh start on life. Happy to say I have achieved this goal with our pups, Hank and Freyja. Just how spoiled are they? Well, Freyja turned ten on St. Patrick’s Day, so I made her her very own birthday cake…
Did I have a bite of this peanut butter banana pupcake? Obviously I had to make sure what I was feeding my children was safe for their consumption, so, yes, yes I did. And it was DELICIOUS. It’s essentially banana bread in cake form, so I’m not sure why I was worried they wouldn’t like it. I mean, I have to tell them not to eat cat poop on our dog walks every day, so they don’t have the most discerning taste buds…nonetheless, they were both members of the clean plate club after their first slice.
Recipe and Instructions
Peanut butter banana pupcake with yogurt frosting
A cake yummy enough for humans, but GREATLY appreciated by dogs.
Ingredients
CAKE*1 1/2 cups of oat flour (oats blended into a powder using a food processor or blender)
*2 tsp baking powder
*2 ripe bananas
*1/3 cup peanut butter (I used JIF; check labels to make sure there is no xylitol)
*1/4 cup honey
*1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
*2 eggs
*3 TBS olive or vegetable oil
FROSTING
*2 1/2 cups of yogurt, strained overnight to remove moisture (I use a few layers of cheesecloth on top of strainer, place the yogurt on this, wrap the cloth on top, then put the strainer in a bowl left in the fridge overnight)
*1 1/2 TBS maple syrup
*Desired food coloring or gel dye
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 and grease three 6-inch round or two 8-inch round pans and add bake even strips.
- Mash banana in a large bowl with a fork or potato masher and then add the peanut butter, honey, applesauce, eggs, and olive oil, whisking until mostly smooth.
- Add the oat flour and baking powder, mixing until everything has just come together.
- Pour batter evenly into pans and bake for 20 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out mostly clean from the center.
- Allow cakes to cool fully before frosting.
- To make frosting, mix the yogurt with maple syrup until smooth, then dye desired color; I split my dye into a large bowl of purple, a small bowl of teal, and a tiny bit of black.
- Place a layer of frosting in between each cake round and frost the entire cake, smoothing as best as you can with an angled spatula and bench scraper.
- Decorate cake as desired, ensuring any sprinkles or edible additions are safe for your pup (decorating tutorial to match this cake below).
- Keep cake covered and in the fridge until your dog is done enjoying each and every slice!
I’m always reminded of a quote from Chelsea Handler when I think about how much I love my dogs– “You don’t own a dog, you HAVE a dog…and the dog has you.” And this is precisely why we celebrate every single day with our dogs…some days just involve more cake than others. ‘Til next time, my fellow eaters (and barkers!).
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