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Pup-Cakes
Filed under DogFeb 12
**Today is the last day to enter to win a magazine subscription! If you haven’t entered already – you’d better hurry!! You have until 6pm MST tonight.**It was my big guy’s second birthday yesterday. I often get made fun of because I treat my dog like my offspring. He really is the center of our lives, and gets spoiled more than we will probably spoil our children when we have them!! So what better thing to do for Max’s birthday than to make him cupcakes!!
I actually made him a cake last year. We were thinking he would dive right in and just tear it apart, but that didn’t happen. He kind of just licked it, and took a couple of nibbles, but that was about it. I did forget to put the egg in, so maybe it didn’t taste too great. So this year, I decided to go with cupcakes. That way, he could eat one, and then we could save the rest for later. No full cake to throw away! I looked online for a recipe, but nothing was really catching my attention. I jotted down the random ingredients from a few different recipes, and came up with my own concoction. They turned out perfectly! They were light and soft like a cupcake should be. I don’t know how it tasted, but Max sure did eat it up!!Happy birthday big boy!!
Pup-Cakes
Makes about 12 cakes1 cup flour
2-4 oz. jars of baby food
6 oz. canned dog food
1/4 cup honey
2 tablespoons oil
2 eggs
1/2 tablespoon baking powderCombine all ingredients. Put in greased cupcake pan and cook at 350F for 13-15 minutes.
Frosting
Cream cheese peanut butter crushed dry dog food honey I don’t have measurements – I just kind of threw everything in and stirred until it was the right consistency!**Disclaimer – many dogs have allergies to foods, just like people do. Make sure your dog is not allergic to any of the ingredients!
31 Responses to “Pup-Cakes”
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Happy cook said on February 12th, 2008 at 3:54 pm
Max looks a hapy boy eating the cup cakes, so it had to be delicious.
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sunita said on February 12th, 2008 at 4:07 pm
Isn’t Max lucky to have such doting owners…belated happy second to your big guy
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Mary said on February 12th, 2008 at 4:14 pm
He’s so cute! I love weiner dogs!
We get to housesit for my husbands parents this weekend and I bet their dogs would love these! Yay!
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Mary said on February 12th, 2008 at 4:15 pm
what kind of baby food did you use?
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Deborah said on February 12th, 2008 at 4:18 pm
Mary,
I just found some organic chicken and sweet potato baby food at the grocery store. And I used a chicken flavor dog food as well. The dog food was chunky, but I left it that way, so there were chunks of the dog food throughout the cake.
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coco said on February 12th, 2008 at 6:37 pm
Lucky Max! What royal treatment, I must say.
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Katie B. said on February 12th, 2008 at 6:54 pm
I have to ask – normally cupcakes make a home smell divine… what did your pupcakes smell like as they baked??? (He certainly is one lucky pup, though!!!)
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Deborah said on February 12th, 2008 at 6:56 pm
Katie,
They actually didn’t smell too bad. If it wasn’t for the dog food in them, I probably would have tried them!!
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Bellini Valli said on February 12th, 2008 at 7:14 pm
Max looks like one happy dog
Happy Birthday Max [Reply]
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Julie said on February 12th, 2008 at 7:49 pm
That’s awesome. Our German shepherd, the Persnickety Pup herself, will be turning 1 next Monday, and I’ve been trying to decide what to make for her. These are a definite possibility!
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Gigi said on February 12th, 2008 at 8:40 pm
Ah, too cute! That’s super sweet that you made a puppy birthday cake.
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Cakespy said on February 12th, 2008 at 9:53 pm
OHHHHH MYYYYYY GOOODNESS! I am so in love with Max!! I am ridiculously obsessed with dachshunds (sp?).
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Celeste said on February 13th, 2008 at 12:31 am
Aww..these are too cute! I’m going to make them for our pups!
You made my day by tagging me…just wanted to let you know that I just posted my “About Me” post…sorry it took so long.
-Celeste =)[Reply]
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Abby said on February 13th, 2008 at 1:24 am
Awwww, happy birthday little guy! Too cute. I love the frosting recipe! Ha.
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glamah16 said on February 13th, 2008 at 2:15 am
So cute!!!!!!
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Jenny said on February 13th, 2008 at 4:29 am
Oh my goodness,
What a cute dog. My boys want one so bad. He looks like a happy pup eating his cupcakes!![Reply]
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Kitchenettejen said on February 13th, 2008 at 4:51 am
How cute!! Our Lucy’s birthday is in a couple months (tax day, actually), so maybe we’ll have to try these!
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Emiline said on February 13th, 2008 at 6:03 am
Happy Birthday Max!
Enjoy your Pupcakes![Reply]
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KJ said on February 13th, 2008 at 7:38 am
Happy Birthday Max. You’re too cute!!!
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Peabody said on February 13th, 2008 at 7:43 am
Happy Birthday to Max!
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Allison said on February 13th, 2008 at 8:39 am
What a fabulous idea! Growing up, I always wanted to bake things for my dog on his birthdays, but my mom would never let me because she said it would be bad for him. I never thought to make him cake using dog-friendly ingredients…
I bet your dog was so happy![Reply]
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Lynnylu said on February 13th, 2008 at 11:34 am
How sweet! I’ll have to make those for my Yorkie who will be 1 on Valentines Day.
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Sparky said on February 13th, 2008 at 11:45 am
I want your puppy! He is so gorgeous, I can see why he gets spoiled. Of course I will now have to make these for my big bear on his birthday…
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Dhanggit said on February 13th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
this is so sweet!!! max is really like i guess
happy birthday maxi!! he looks sooo cute[Reply]
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Megan said on February 13th, 2008 at 3:26 pm
Happy Birthday Max!
I have a doxie also. Does your Max sleep under the covers too?[Reply]
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eatme_delicious said on February 13th, 2008 at 4:12 pm
Happy birthday to your dog! I don’t have a dog (but hope to soon) so I’ve been collecting recipes like this.
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Mansi Desai said on February 13th, 2008 at 8:02 pm
The name got me here, but the gesture this post reflects is just awesome Deb! nice one:)
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ryles said on February 13th, 2008 at 10:41 pm
Have you seen my post for my little guy’s first birthday and the cake i made for him??
You should check it out..
http://www.thatsmycake.net/birthday-cake/the-one-with-the-dogs-1st-birthdayWe thought the dogs would gooble up the cake too… but he just liked it too! We feed him frosty paws for his birthday now (since its in July)
He is so cute!!!
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Cakelaw said on February 14th, 2008 at 12:25 pm
LOL – looks like he really enjoyed it this year. Happy birthday Max!
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skrockodile said on February 17th, 2008 at 4:42 am
awww. I am in love with my doggy too.
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I just ran across your blog and I love it!
My husband and I also spoil our dog rotten and treat him like our baby! We don’t have children yet either. Our baby is a 3-year-old black-and-tan chihuahua named Cesar. Your baby is so adorable! Thanks for all of your recipes![Reply]
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