Lulu T. (for Trouble) Puppy, our Labrador retriever turns 5 today! In honor of her birthday we wanted to do something fun for her, something more exciting than dog ice cream or another marrow bone. So Ben found a dog birthday cake recipe online that people can eat too. Here it is:

1 cup flour1 tsp baking soda1/4 cup peanut butter1/4 cup vegetable oil1 cup shredded carrots1 tsp. vanilla1/3 cup honey1 egg

Mix flour and baking soda. Add remaining ingredients. Pour into greased 8″ round cake pan and bake at 350° for 30 minutes. Let cool.

It is like a carrot cake with peanut butter. Ben also made a yogurt peanut butter frosting to go on top:

1/2 cup strained yogurt (see previous post for recipe) from either plain or vanilla yogurt1/2 tsp. vanilla (1÷4 tsp. if you use vanilla yogurt)2/3 cup confectioners’ sugar (1÷2 cup if you use vanilla yogurt)3 TB. peanut butter

Combine yogurt and vanilla, … continue reading