In addition to it being my dog, Gorgi's (short for Gorgonzola), second birthday, it was also his first "adopt-o-versary," which meant that his treat had to be extra special. I perused a few websites with homemade dog treats, cupcakes, and cakes, and finally settled on this one because it did not have peanut butter. Of course, I would have a dog that does not like peanut butter.
The recipe is super simple to throw together, and is almost a twist on a cheddar apple biscuit, sans the cream cheese frosting. Gorgi LOVED the pupcakes, and I loved to watch him eat them! Unfortunately, he devoured them too quickly for my camera to catch.
Happy Birthday Pupcakes
adapted from here
*note that I halved this recipe and ended up with about 9 pupcakes
Ingredients
½ teaspoon of baking soda
½ cup plain yogurt
½ cup water
1 large apple
1½ cups whole wheat flour
¼ cup oatmeal
2 teaspoons of baking powder
¼ cup vegetable oil
2 tablespoons of honey
2 eggs
1 cup grated cheese
Frosting:
1-8oz low fat cream cheese such as Philadelphia
2 tablespoons plain yogurt
2 tablespoons of honey
Dog Biscuits for decoration- I used Milkbone
Preheat oven at 375 degrees and grease muffin tins, if necessary.
Core, slice and finely dice the apple and set aside.
Mix flour, oatmeal, baking powder and baking soda together in a large mixing bowl.
Blend the yogurt, water, oil, honey and eggs together and then stir in the cheese and apple. Add the cheese mix to the flour mixture and stir until completely mixed. Spoon into the muffin tins, filling each cup about three quarters full.
Bake for about 20 minutes
Let rest in the muffin tins for a few minutes, then remove and let sit until completely cool.
For the frosting, combine the cream cheese (at room temperature), honey and yogurt until smooth. Spread on the cupcakes. Add dog biscuits for decoration if you choose.
I don't believe that you are a recent cooking convert! We're happy to have you in the club. These look like so much fun. I collect doggie tricks to use when I finally get one!
ReplyDeleteIt's my puppy's first birthday on the 9th and I was looking for a fun new recipe. I made my other dog a birthday cake but wanted to try something different! These look awesome! Also, I'm low on PB but they love cheese just as much if not more so this is perfect!
ReplyDeleteMy baby turned 8 today and I made these pupcakes for her and her 7 year old "brother". I was so pleased to see how much they love them! This recipe is a definite keeper!
ReplyDeleteHooray! That looks like a great pupcake recipe. I shared your link in the round-up at http://creativityunmasked.blogspot.com.au/2012/08/cupcakes-and-pupcakes.html :)
ReplyDeleteOne question? Did everyone really use 18 ounces of cream chees for the frosting?!! I made the recipe without frosting because I was afraid it was a typo (and I only had 8 ounces on hand).
ReplyDeleteI must have missed a dash in between the 1 and 8. You should use 1 8oz pack of cream cheese for the frosting.
Deletehow many does this make?
ReplyDeleteHi- This made between 8-12 pupcakes for me. I filled the cupcake pan three quarters full.
DeleteWhat kind of cheese did you use?
ReplyDeleteI used Cabot Cheddar Cheese for this recipe. My dog had no problems with digestion with this kind of cheese.
DeleteI have a question: Can you recommend another flour for this pupcake? My dogs have allergies to wheat. Thanks in advance!
ReplyDeleteSure thing- I would use brown rice flour- my dogs love it, and it's a bit easier on digestion as well.
DeleteGreat..Can't Wait To Try This...I Only Use Rice Flour And It's Good To Know It Will Work In This Recipe!!
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