Dog Safe Strawberry and Banana Cupcakes topped with Whipped Cream for You and Your Pooch to Enjoy!
A couple of weeks ago, it was my little Chocolate’s 10th Birthday! Poor little thing, I was finally able to celebrate hers for the first time unlike Grizz-Lee’s whom I’ve celebrated for with friends and family HERE and HERE.
With the pandemic currently in play, I wanted to keep things fairly quiet and careful. I would have loved to have my friends and their pups over to celebrate with but that would take mixing a crowd in a home who didn’t all know each other well enough to be all together. I don’t think any of us are ready for that quite yet.
So I kept it solo and gave Chocolate the utmost attention she deserves! She LOVES snacks and is fond of many sweet fruits. What better way than to mix two of her favorites into tiny cute cupcakes of her size?
And let’s not forget the whipped cream; she’s obsessed with this stuff! This year, I’ve unintentionally enabled a habit that each time we go through a Starbucks drive-thru, I pick up a puppucino [whipped cream] for both to share. Grizz enjoys it but she goes nuts!
From the moment we approach the drive-thru window, like us [humans], she can smell the coffee and knows what she’s about to get. It’s quite hilarious because her five pound little body begins to quiver and she’ll start to pout while frantically waiting for that moment for me to turn around to hand over the cup. When she finally gets the cup, she then smushes her tiny head all the way inside taking huge gulps of the cream. One of the cutest acts she does!
Instead of having a carob, peanut butter or cream cheese frosting, I wanted to give her a light “frosting” that I know she already loves. Whipped cream is perfect to pair with fruits!
Like any cupcake recipe that we enjoy, I’ve made these in a way we can eat a cupcake or two with our furry ones! They’re lightly sweetened by using a small amount of honey rather than sugar and whole wheat flour to incorporate fiber. In the end, they enjoyed it and begged for more!
I love creating all sort of treats for them. It’s nice to break out of the mundane routine of sliced applies, blueberries, etc for something they rarely have. And I’m almost certain yours will too!
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**Note: All dog foods found on URBAN BAKES has been tested by me (yes, I try it too!) and is ensured all ingredients are dog-safe through credible sources and veterinarians. However, there are several allergies and/or intolerances that can develop over time which may include and is not limited to certain proteins, corn, wheat and soy. Please check with your veterinarian if your pet can consume any of the listed ingredients found in this recipe.**
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Dog Safe Strawberry and Banana Cupcakes
- Total Time: 1 hour
- Yield: 30 mini cupcakes 1x
- Diet: Vegetarian
Description
Dog Safe Strawberry and Banana Cupcakes topped with Whipped Cream for You and Your Pooch to Enjoy!
Ingredients
STRAWBERRY BANANA PUPCAKES
- 1 cup (127 grams) whole wheat flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup (60 grams) banana, mashed
- 1/4 cup (60 grams) fresh strawberry, mashed
- 1/4 cup (60 ml) vegetable oil
- 1/3 cup (80 ml) honey
- 1 large egg (50 grams)
WHIPPED CREAM
- 1/3 cup (80 ml) heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 30 slices of banana
- 30 slices fresh strawberries
- Nonpareils (optional)
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350°F (180°C). Line each cupcake well with a mini cupcake liner; set aside.
- In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt; set aside.
- In a medium bowl, whisk banana, strawberry, oil, honey and egg until just combined.
- Gradually add flour mixture into the strawberry banana mixture and mix until just combined. Scoop 1/2 tablespoon of batter into each lined cupcake well or fill up to 3/4 full.
- Bake for 10 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Allow pupcakes to cool to room temperature before frosting
- Meanwhile, in a chilled medium to large bowl, using an electric mixer with a whisk attachment on high speed, beat cream and 1 teaspoon of sugar together until stiff peaks form. Fill a pastry or piping bag with whipped cream using a star tip and pipe a small star above each cooled cupcake. Sprinkle with nonpareils and insert 1 slice of banana and strawberry into the piped whipped cream and serve.
Notes
- All dog foods found on URBAN BAKES has been tested by me (yes, I try it too!) and is ensured all ingredients are dog-safe through credible sources and veterinarians. However, there are several allergies and/or intolerances that can develop over time which may include and is not limited to certain proteins, corn, wheat and soy. Please check with your veterinarian if your pet can consume any of the listed ingredients found in this recipe.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dog Snacks
- Cuisine: American
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Awww, this is so cute! Such a nice thing to do for your dogs. If I had dogs I’d definitely make these cupcakes for them but for now, it’s just me, haha.
How adorable! Belated wishes and as I can see from the pictures, the cupcakes were thoroughly enjoyed and plates wiped clean. Such a lovely recipe.
These cupcakes look fantastic, my two dogs would absolutely devour these lol
Love the picture of the dog licking his/her lips!
Thank you so much for sharing:)