"Pup Cake" Recipe

So far we have celebrated 3 of the 8 birthdays that happened in the month of August, one of them being CoDiY’s {but we’ll get to his in a few post}.  The first birthday that gets honored took place on the first day of August, and it happens to be our very own Diesel Hoss’

Diesel turned 3 YEARS OLD {our baby boy is growing up! *tear*}! 

We normally get him a cake from a bakery in Old Town Spring called, Woof Pet Bakery & Boutique:

But since his birthday was on a Wednesday this year and we weren’t having a big party for him {I’ll give you a second to process that info & judge us… and yes, we’re being serious, people actually come over for Diesel’s birthdays, the proof is below}

Diesel's 2nd Birthday was at The Bonyard, Best places ever!  {A dog park+Bar=Genius!}

And for his 1st birthday, the family met up at a dog park... it was HOT!  We didn't stay long 

Moving on...  Since we didn’t have a gathering this year, I baked him a sweet potato cupcake cake with peanut butter icing, and popcorn sprinkles 

The dogs devoured it!

After cake, it was present time & Diesel LOVES gifts.  We can’t let him see anyone’s birthday/Christmas gifts if it’s in a bag because he’ll stare at it, whine, & "pout."  It’s pathetic & adorable all at the same time.

Once he got them all opened, it was time to play {typical kid}

Lashes had to steal a few and hoard them {typical sister}

Here are more photos of his mini birthday party, courtesy of Shutterfly!

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If you wished you knew the recipe for his cake… granted

Ingredients: {This recipe is for the giant cupcake tin, half everything to for a normal round/cake}

Cake:

· 4 Eggs

· 2 Cups of Flour

· 3 sweet potatoes {cooked & mashed}

· 8 oz. of butter

· Saran wrap

Icing:

· Peanut butter

· Popcorn

· Food Coloring

*NOTE: NEVER use Baking soda or Baking powder, it is VERY harmful to dogs {it messes with their kidneys}

Directions:

Cake:

· Preheat the oven to 350 degrees

· Wrap sweet potatoes in Saran wrap & cook them in the microwave for 20 minutes

   {8 min. per potato, or until they’re super soft}

· Melt the butter in a medium size bowl

· Beat in the eggs

· Add the mushed sweet potatoes

· Add flour

· Spray cupcake tin with cooking spray {VERY important!  I forgot to do this, but luckily the cake had only been in the oven for 3 minutes, so I still had time to pour out the mixture and spray the pan down, and re-pour the mixture back into the cupcake tin, so save yourself the trouble!}

· Pour the cake mixture in the top of the cupcake tin first & then in the bottom {make sure you don’t fill it to the top, you need to leave room for expansion}

· Bake it for 60 min

· Let the cake cool for 15 min out of the oven

· Flip over onto two plate

· Place the cupcake top onto the bottom

· VIOLA!

Icing:

· 2 spoon scoops of peanut butter

· Add a drop or two of the food coloring {your choice of color}

· Stir together

· Smear on like icing

*Add popcorn as sprinkles just before serving as an added touch