Happy Birthday Hank

Happy Birthday Hanklin

Tonight our sweet bulldog (Hank) turned two-years-old. Although he’s not quite potty-trained (a recent major surgery kind of derailed that training process for us), he’s a sweet boy and we wanted to celebrate his birthday (OK, to be honest, I just wanted an excuse to keep obsessing over things on Pinterest).

In honor of his special day, I tried these Apple & Peanut Butter Pupcakes (get it!?) from Sugar and Soul and both doggies loved them! (You’re probably thinking I’m a crazy dog-lady because they can’t tell me they love them, but trust me, it was obvious!).

Apple & Peanut Butter Pupcakes Recipe 

Ingredients 

Birthday Pupcakes

• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 2 large eggs
• 6 oz. plain yogurt
• 1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1/3 cup creamy unsalted and unsweetened peanut butter
• 1 cup grated apple, peeled and cored
• 2 tbsp honey
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 12 mini dog biscuits

• 1/4 cup carob chips

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Line a cupcake pan with liners and set aside.
3. In a large bowl or stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, beat together the flour, baking powder, eggs, yogurt, and applesauce and mix until combined.
4. Beat in peanut butter, honey, and grated apple.
5. Add a 1/4 cup of batter to each cupcake liner and bake for 20-25 minutes, until toothpick comes clean when inserted into the center. Allow to cool in pan for a few minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
6. Once pupcakes have cooled, beat heavy cream until light and fluffy, about 3-4 minutes.
7. Pipe whipped cream onto the cooled pupcakes and top with a dog biscuit. Serve shortly after frosting or store in the fridge or freeze them. Dogs should only be given one a day.

Kait Hanson’s Sweet Eats & Dog Treats E-Book

Hawaii-pal Kait Hanson’s E-Book Sweet Eats and Dog Treats, which is a super fun and unique cookbook concept. And it’s only $4.99, which is cheaper than any of the ingredients you’ll buy and it’ll last a whole lot longer!

Curious though – anyone else celebrate their dog’s birthdays?