Jack's Birthday!

Whoot whoot, put on your party hats everyone, my puppy Jack is one year old today! He had absolutely no idea, of course, but I think he enjoyed. Best part? I HAD THE DAY OFF! Right on.

The day was all Jack oriented. At around 8 am, we went on a long walk before it got to hot. I headed off to the gym afterwards, but don't worry, a visit to PetSmart with the puppy in tow followed after that. He did really well, much to my surprise. He only jumped on the cashier at the beginning once. After that, he got way too tired and then just greeted everyone else excitedly, but no jumps. He got to pick out some toys.

He was pretty tired when we got back from PetSmart, so I headed off to the grocery store so I could get ingredients for the dog friendly cupcakes! Let me tell you, Jack LOVED those! When we went over to play with his best friends Merlin, Kita, and Akumaru, he swallowed an entire cupcake in one gulp. I'd say that's a success!

I found a recipe online for Peanut Butter Pupcakes. I tweaked it to my own liking. Here's my recipe:

2 ripe bananas
2 cups water
1 egg
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
3 cups whole wheat flour
1 tbsp baking powder
1 tbsp honey
1/2 cup peanut butter

about 1 cup Greek yogurt
about 3 tbsp cream cheese
peanut butter to taste

Mash the bananas together with a fork. Mix in all the other ingredients except the peanut butter. Once those ingredients are incorporated, mix in the peanut butter. Scoop the batter into a greased 12-count cupcake pan. (I made all 12 cupcakes). Bake at 350 for about 15 minutes until a toothpick goes through the center cleanly.

Make the frosting: mix together the yogurt, cream cheese, and peanut butter until smooth. Once the cupcakes are cooled, pipe the frosting onto the cupcakes. Top with a dog biscuit.

And voila, dog cupcakes I have no doubt your puppy will love!