Homemade Pupcake Recipe

 Some people have their dogs very well trained. Others, well, I'm hoping there are others besides me...are trained very well by their dogs. Not following? Let me explain.

I walk down the stairs and can already hear my dogs scrambling to grab toys & wagging their tails in excitement to see & play with humans. The second they see it's me, my one dog, Ziggy, immediately starts barking while the other, Zeke runs to his bed (the spot they go to get a treat). My pups have me trained so well because they know if they bark or do anything cute (or rather anything that shows emotion at all) I'll give them a treat. I just can't help it!

So I decided that instead of giving them a store bought treat why not take it to the next level & make them a "pupcake". They loved them, and quite frankly a few peanut butter loving humans loved them just as much..cough me cough. (don't judge...it ends up tasting like a peanut butter muffin & all the ingredients are completely normal ones you'd use in everyday cooking! oh and no I didn't eat the treat on top thank you.)

Ingredients:

for the pupcake:

1/2 cup non-bleached flour

1/4 cup olive oil

1 tbsp unsweetened apple sauce

1 egg

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/4 cup peanut butter

1/4 cup honey

for the frosting:

1/3 cup peanut butter
1/4 cup plain yogurt

for toppings:

additional homemade or store bought dog treats

Supplies:
electric mixer (or large mixing bowl & handheld mixer)
cupcake tray
olive oil
paper towel
frosting bag

Step 1:

Preheat oven to 350 F. Pour olive oil onto paper towel & cover cupcake tray to replicate nonstick spray.

Step 2:

In electric mixer combine flour, baking powder, peanut butter, & apple sauce. Mix until well combined.

Step 3:

Add in remaining ingredients: olive oil, egg, & honey. Mix on medium speed until all ingredients are combined.

Step 4:

Fill cupcake tray 3/4 of the way full & bake for 30-35 minutes or until browned on top.

Step 5:

Clean out mixing bowl & add in frosting ingredients. Mix until well combined. Place frosting into frosting bag & top cupcakes with it.

Step 6:

Decorate with additional dog treats & serve to your pups!