Birthday Pupcake Recipe!

Who doesn't love to treat their pups on their birthday? That is why I'm sharing the pupcake recipe I use every single year with my dog's Yogi Bear and Lilo on their birthdays

Peanut Butter and Banana Pupcakes

Recipe from LoveSwah.com

A simple and tasty treat for dogs (and people if you're really hungry), these 'pupcakes' from Love Swah are Lilo's favourite (as you can tell in the pic above)!

Makes 3 large cupcakes and 10 mini cupcakes.

Prep time: 15 mins
Cook time: 15 mins

Ingredients

For the cakes:

• 1/2 cup plain flour
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 cup smooth peanut butter
• 1 medium banana mashed
• 1 egg
• 2 tbsp water

For the frosting:

• 120g cream cheese
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 1/2 mashed banana

NOTE: Make sure the peanut butter doesn't contain the artificial sweetener xylitol, as it's toxic to dogs.

Instructions

For the cakes:

• Pre-heat oven to 180°C. Line muffin tin with cupcake papers.
• Sift flour and baking power together. Set it aside.
• In a medium bowl, combine peanut butter, mashed banana, egg and water.
• Stir in flour mixture and mix until smooth. Scoop into muffin tin.
• Bake mini cupcakes for 8 - 10 mins and big cupcakes for 15 - 20 mins.

For the frosting:

• Mix the cream cheese and peanut butter together.
• Add mashed banana. Continue mixing for two minutes or until well mixed. It won't be as fluffy as normal buttercream, but the pups won't mind!
• Spoon icing into piping bag and swirl onto cooled cupcakes.

ENJOY!