Peanut Butter Pup-Cakes and a BarkBox Giveaway
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Gray hairs have started to appear around the Cleaver household and I am not okay with it. Not okay with it one bit. I’m not going gray here, it’s Huck. I’m not entirely sure if it’s ethical to start dying your dog to wash away the gray like a mid life crises riddled old man just to keep the puppy like appearances up for his mama’s emotional sanity. What? I’m fragile. Thank goodness I’m not dying to make him look like a fish or something. Since Huck’s 5th Bark-Day was a couple of weeks ago, I wanted to do something fun and special for him to celebrate. Yes, I am THAT dog mom. A Bark-Day with Peanut Butter Pup-Cakes and a BarkBox for him to unwrap with new treats and toys was the best way to celebrate.
Each bite was “fur”-ociously devoured and each new toy from his BarkBox was carried around and shown off to Ben and me. With simple ingredients around the house you can whip up some healthy cakes for your pup that won’t add to his waistline, thus his bad hips.
BarkBox, for those who haven’t heard of it before, is the fur-friendly equivalent of Birchbox, a monthly subscription to new dog treats, toys and things dog related.
BarkBox is heavily committed to quality pet treats and toys all made in the United States or Canada – where quality control is top priority. There are no needs to fear added ingredients that you can’t pronounce, and things that wouldn’t touch your lips to touch your pet’s either. Eco-friendly, organic, and perfectly balanced, these boxes provide hours of play and lots of goodies for your favorite fur-baby.
In addition to the stand up products included in each BarkBox, the company strives to help not only your pet lives the happiest life possible, but that of dogs looking for their forever home. 10% of all proceeds from each BarkBox subscription go to local pet shelters and make sure all four legged friends can find their way home. Who doesn’t love a happy ending, especially one with wet noses and wagging tails?
Included in this month’s BarkBox was a plethora of treats and some health minded toys that will give Huck lots of hours of chewing and help keep his chompers clean in the process.
This one is already one of Huck’s favorites. It’s easily replaced his coveted Nylabone as top toy. With the added benefit of keeping his teeth scrubbed and devoid of plaque, I can put off that call to the vet for a doggie dental.
I’m definitely interested to see how long this Penguin will last. Huck is a doom-er of stuffed toys, but with its design and minimal contours, its made to last. It will surely be put to the test!
Since Huck is allergic to practically everything – these wheat free, corn free, soy free, all natural treats will let him enjoy life and I won’t have to listen to him chew on his allergy riddled paddies.
This was an absolute hit with Huck and I know it will be with your pets, too. The generous people at BarkBox want to give a one-month subscription to you! Enter below through the Rafflecopter widget. And If you don’t want to take your chances on the giveaway, go visit BarkBox for a subscription of your own! And tell your friends, too. For each friend that signs up through you – YOU will also receive a Free month of BarkBox for your pet. Think of how many months of fun your pupper can get!
I’m also proposing this – for the love of all pets – for each subscription made to Bark Back through this referral link- ALL additional boxes of BarkBox will be donated right back to local shelters to help give foster pets and pound puppies who need some cheering up. Think of the joy we can bring to pound puppies everywhere! And you will receive an additional $5 off your first subscription. This is a win for all involved – most importantly the pups.
These pupcakes were a real hit – more muffiny than cupcakey, but no less tasty to Huck who devoured them whole. You might have seen him on one of my first Vine videos. That kid likes his pup-cakes. Run DMT did a great job with these and they were easy to adapt to what I had on hand. Huck throughly agreed!
Peanut Butter Pup-Cakes
Yield: 12 Cupcakes
Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 25 Minutes
Total Time: 45 Minutes
Easy dog friend "PupCakes" for your fur baby.
Ingredients:
Peanut Butter Pup-Cakes:
1 cup white or whole wheat flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 cup peanut butter
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 cup shredded carrots
1 tsp vanilla
1/3 cup honey
1 egg
Frosting:
1/2 cup Cream Cheese, softened
½ cup Smooth Peanut Butter
1 Tbsp HoneyDirections:
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Prepare a muffin pan with paper muffin liners or spray tin with non-stick spray.
In one bowl, whisk together flour and baking soda. In second large bowl add peanut butter, oil, carrot, vanilla, honey and egg - mix well. Slowly add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients and mix well to combine.Fill each tin or liner about ¾ full. Bake for 25-30 minutes, remove from tin and cool on wire rack until completely cool.
For Frosting: In stand mixer or with wire whisk, beat together peanut butter, cream cheese and honey until smooth. Spread on top of each pup-cake and top with small dog treat for decoration. Serve to your drooling dog immediately.
Adapted from Run DMT.
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Liz @ The Lemon Bowl — February 18, 2013 @ 4:21 am
You are officially the cutest person I’ve ever met!! This always reminds me of Rachael Ray making food for Isaboo.
Ali | Gimme Some Oven — February 18, 2013 @ 4:44 am
Oh my GOODNESS! I adore these!!!
Huck is one lucky pup.
deanna — February 18, 2013 @ 5:14 am
I may need to make these for our Jessie, although from watching her strained attempts to eat dried earthworms during our walks, I’m not sure her palate is very sophisticated
Angel — February 18, 2013 @ 5:17 am
My Maui loves Peanut Butter ,Thank you !!!
Carrie @ Bakeaholic Mama — February 18, 2013 @ 5:41 am
Huck is the luckiest pup ever. I love that you made him cupcakes. So adorable.
karen — February 18, 2013 @ 5:58 am
My old doggie’s name is Pointer, he is almost 13 and gray all over his cute hound doggie face. Thanks for the recipe!
MarshaK — February 18, 2013 @ 6:27 am
My dogs name is Neala, manes white cloud in Irih. She is a 19 mo old labradoodle.
Meagan @ A Zesty Bite — February 18, 2013 @ 6:29 am
Is it bad that these are appealing to me? Our dogs are going to love this and I’m so glad you talked about the Bark Box because I didn’t know there was one out there for dogs!
Alyssa H — February 18, 2013 @ 6:48 am
My dog’s name is Jango. I really want to make him these treats! Thanks!
Emily R. — February 18, 2013 @ 7:36 am
We don’t have pups, but I’d love to win this for my good friends who are parents to Maizy and Madison!
Ashley — February 18, 2013 @ 8:11 am
My little Ollie would love to try Barkbox!
Shanna@ pineapple and coconut — February 18, 2013 @ 8:27 am
So cute!!! I had a black lab for 10 years, she passed away sadly on Easter 7 years ago. I remember when she started getting her gray goatee – loved that dog. I haven’t gotten another dog since because she is irreplaceable. I probably won’t get another lab for that reason but I always spoiled her by making her lots of treats too! I just found out about birch box, glam box, glossy box etc and now a bark box just for dogs?? Awesome
Sara — February 18, 2013 @ 9:16 am
I have the CUTEST cockapoo puppy named Abigail!
Kate W. — February 18, 2013 @ 9:32 am
My 8 month old pit/boxer mix is Sophie
alana — February 18, 2013 @ 10:07 am
My pups name is Bailey,and she would love this box
Paula - bell'alimento — February 18, 2013 @ 10:57 am
Birchbox for dogs genius! My fur puppy – Charlie would love this!
Editdebs (Debbie A-H) — February 18, 2013 @ 11:02 am
So sweet. My dog is 3, and we love her so!
Katherine R. @ Tar Heel Taste Bud — February 18, 2013 @ 11:47 am
My puppy’s name is Roxie and she is a precious Shih Tzu! She would’ve loved to celebrate with Huck and she’d love this BarkBox! Thanks for sharing
Melisa — February 18, 2013 @ 12:21 pm
We have a sweet cockapoo named Bella. I got my Mom’s dog a barkbox for Christmas and now I’m so jealous of how much she loves it
I would love to win a box for our home!
Anna @ Crunchy Creamy Sweet — February 18, 2013 @ 1:04 pm
Pup cakes!! I love it! Huck is so adorable!
Kristen — February 18, 2013 @ 1:15 pm
You know Meg and I are ALL over this. Love these bark boxes and pup cakes. So cute!
Margot C — February 18, 2013 @ 1:43 pm
The little darling/terror’s name is Molly
Amy @Very Culinary — February 18, 2013 @ 2:10 pm
Oh my gosh. This. Post. Love! My beagles will be 14 in July. 14! And very gray…don’t see as well anymore, don’t hear as well anymore. Sweet ld ladies, they are. And totally deserving of a pup cake.
Colbie — February 18, 2013 @ 2:14 pm
Those look delish! Its almost my puppies adoption anniversary so I’ll definitely be stealing this recipe!
Amy @ The Nifty Foodie — February 18, 2013 @ 2:57 pm
This recipe is awesome! I need to make this for Millie!
The Barkbox idea is awesome too! Great idea for her birthday!
Heather Spooner — February 18, 2013 @ 3:19 pm
My Maggie-Moo would love these cupcakes and treats. Happy Barkday,Huck!
Tonya — February 18, 2013 @ 4:12 pm
Those pupcakes are awesome! I’m going to see if I could make them with pumpkin instead since my extra picky diva doggie doesn’t like peanut butter. (Seriously, what dog hates peanut butter!?)
Bethany G — February 18, 2013 @ 6:07 pm
I have 2 dogs that I love! Maebe and Arlo <3
Valda — February 18, 2013 @ 6:50 pm
My pups are Punkin, and Scooby, both beagles.
val — February 18, 2013 @ 7:55 pm
Makes me want a pup…just so I can bake this cuteness!!!
Melinda Singer — February 18, 2013 @ 8:59 pm
I have a beautiful supersized yellow lab just like the one in your picture, her name is Butter!
Sarah @ Will Run for Pasta — February 18, 2013 @ 9:03 pm
Yay, I was hoping you’d post the recipe for these!! I’ve been looking at Bark Box for months now and am kicking myself because I just missed a Groupon deal on them so your giveaway is perfect timing!
Sarah @ Will Run for Pasta — February 18, 2013 @ 9:04 pm
Ha, forgot the important part… her name is Koko Puffer Nutter
Stephanie @ Eat. Drink. Love. — February 18, 2013 @ 10:40 pm
These are so freaking cute!
Lisa McD — February 19, 2013 @ 4:33 am
we have two pups: Bernie Bob & Molly Moolie.
Denise Wilson — February 19, 2013 @ 5:11 am
I have two huskies – Bubba and Maya!
kesha — February 19, 2013 @ 5:17 am
I have three babies! Cali Eyelashes, Quille Likes to Parti, and Ziggy Darren!
Dawn — February 19, 2013 @ 6:48 am
My dog would live these! I love baking and making homemade goodies for him! I had no idea there was such a thing as Bark Box!
Dawn — February 19, 2013 @ 6:49 am
My doggie’s name is Captain.
Carrie M. — February 19, 2013 @ 7:04 am
Her name is Semper.
SM — February 19, 2013 @ 7:06 am
I found this site by random search for cupcakes for my dog. The recipe posted is just what I was looking for. Bookmarking now.
Sophie — February 19, 2013 @ 10:52 am
I make my 2 dogs birthday treats – they are spoiled
Christine — February 19, 2013 @ 11:22 am
My chocolate Lab, Ike, just turned 6 and I made him some peanut butter biscuits. He loved them and I know he’d love these pupcakes too!
katie — February 19, 2013 @ 5:49 pm
awe happy belated birthday to your pup! My pup’s name is Lola and she just turned 5 this year, too and I’m spotting the grey’s on her as well.
makes me sad.
Anni — February 20, 2013 @ 3:58 am
Hi! We have 2puppies! Cali and Vegas.
Emily — February 20, 2013 @ 5:27 am
Our puppy’s name is Guage. He is a beagle hound.
Laura C. — February 20, 2013 @ 6:09 am
There are two things in this world that I can’t get enough of – puppies and cupcakes, and you have both! (Okay, I suppose my hubby is up there too:) We are currently searching for a dog – I want to rescue a pup and this box would be a wonderful welcome home : )
P.S. What a cute idea – barkbox!
katy — February 20, 2013 @ 2:11 pm
Buffy and scooter.
Tamra H — February 20, 2013 @ 4:01 pm
Our pup’s name is Robot
Hayley @ The Domestic Rebel — February 21, 2013 @ 7:14 am
OMG Megan, I LOVE these! And I bet Huck had a field day with ‘em
I know for sure my Border Collie, Mannie, and our family Lab, Oreo, would flip for these!
Kate — February 21, 2013 @ 5:16 pm
My little Max would love to try this!
I have been checking out Barkbox. has anyone used it?
Megan replied: — February 21st, 2013 @ 8:10 pm
Kate – I use BarkBox, and Huck loved it!! He loved all the toys and treats. It’s worth every penny – and when you sign up through my link you get $5 off your order and a BarkBox will be donated to a local animal shelter!! It’s a win win! You little Max will adore it!
Kelly Ann T. — February 21, 2013 @ 10:24 pm
Artie and Kouga are the pups we share our home with and we are so blessed.
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Betsy — March 16, 2013 @ 8:01 pm
So happy to run across your blog! Please tell me: is there truly a way to safely dye my dog’s hair to get rid of the gray? it absolutely breaks my heart to see his little puppy face go from brown/black to grey/white. If I could help him regain his “youthful” appearance, I wouldn’t find myself contemplating the inevitable quite so often.
Also, lately my dog is constantly licking his paws. Is the an allergic reaction?