Just a few days ago (June 19) was my puppy’s first birthday!!! I am such a proud dog mom to a beautiful, standard, full bred and amazingly athletic male Australian Shepherd named Apollo! I can go on about how fantastic this dog is but I made him mini birthday cakes instead just to show him how much he means to our little family. And of course I’m going to share that recipe here with you.

Don’t worry the ingredients you’re about to see will have you scratching your head but trust me, it’s all puppy approved.

Materials

Yields 6 muffins

1. Mixing bowl
2. Muffin tins
3. Fork
4. 1 egg
5. 1/3 Cup of Honey
6. 1tsp of Pure vanilla extract
7. 1/4 Cup of Vegetable oil
8. 1 whole carrot or your pets favorite veggies or BLUEBERRIES!!
9. 1tsp Baking soda
10. 1 Cup of All purpose flour (I used oat flour since I’ve been experimenting with healthier alternatives).
11. 1 sweet potato mashed (we had leftover mashed sweet potatoes so yogurt will save time and work fine)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F
2. Whisk egg in mixing bowl.
3. Shred the carrot use as much as needed. 1 may be much.
4. Add vanilla, honey, veggie oil, shredded carrots and baking soda to mixing bowl and whisk all together
5. Slowly add flour and whisk as you add until the mixture is thick and has a trace.
6. Pour the mixture into the muffin cups 2/3 of the way.
7. Place muffin tin in the oven and bake for 15-20 minutes or until the center of cakes have cooked. (Stick a fork in it! Just like a regular cake).
8. Let the cakes cool before you spread on the sweet potato “frosting” or yogurt and them off with your pup’s favorite treats.

Bon Appétit 😉🐕