Pupcakes For Cowboy & Ninja
This post is dedicated to the two furry, four-legged loves of my life. Meanwhile, the two-legged love of my life is probably snooping around the kitchen trying to sneak a bite of these pupcakes. All three of them have a lot in common. They eat everything.
They say dogs tend to adapt their owner’s personality and I have two very quirky, silly and lovable specimens. Although in my case, I don’t think I should brag because Cowboy sometimes indulges himself by eating his own feces while Ninja compulsively licks doorways.
I love my dogs with every fiber of my being. These are my little babies and my maternal instincts will throw me in front of a car to protect their lives. However, I do NOT dress my dogs in human clothing, push them around in little strollers or carry them inside bedazzled designer purses. I’m not one of those (I apologize if I may have offended those who do that but it’s simply my personal opinion).
However, I am guilty of once putting a ski vest on Cowboy but it was only because we were in Grand Canyon on New Year’s and he was literally shivering. And yes, he does accessorize with a bandana to complete the “Cowboy” persona though you can certainly detect the gnawed off edges where he attempted to remove the damn thing.
It was such a heartbreaking decision to leave them behind with Grandma in California when I decided to move to New York. Sadly, tiny Manhattan apartments are no place for big dogs and they are probably much happier in a home where they have a backyard to run around in. But one of these days, perhaps when we find an apartment large enough for a dog to run around in, I will be reunited with my wonderful fur balls.
Not a day goes by when I don’t think of Cowboy & Ninja with all their crazy shenanigans. Coming home to a pair of half-eaten Uggs was the least bit amusing when Cowboy was a puppy, but images of him running around the backyard with a whole roasted chicken in his mouth always makes me laugh. During a lunch break on our hike, I’ve lost a sandwich to this furry caper when I looked away to talk to my friend. Stole it right out of my hand. The nerve. He’s certainly a repeat offender when it comes to stealing food despite my efforts to reprimand him. I’ve been told my voice doesn’t sound intimidating enough and it doesn’t help when I’m stifling a laugh.
And for a 40-lb. dog, Ninja is quite a spunky little gal. It was a foreshadowing experience when I took her to the dog park when she was still a puppy. A majestic Great Dane had entered and while all the other dogs ignored the massive beast, Ninja came bouncing up to him and proceeded to coerce him into puppy-play by attacking the one thing she could reach… his ankles. She’s a tough little cookie and growing up with a big brother like Cowboy has definitely made its impact.
I can go on for hours reminiscing about my dogs, much like a parent would about their own children. The only difference is, I would be bragging about how Cowboy saw a cat and pulled me into the trunk of a tree, face first. Or how Ninja meticulously picks out the red kibbles in her multi-colored food and leaves the rest behind. But I think it’s loud and clear how much I absolutely, whole-heartedly love my dogs.
| 1 1/2 | cup flour |
| 3 | bananas, ripened |
| 3 | eggs |
| 1 | cup applesauce |
| 1 | tsp baking soda |
| 2 | tsp baking powder |
| 1 | cinnamon |
| 1 | tsp vanilla |
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, mash up the ripened bananas and beat in the eggs. Next add all the dry ingredients and mix thoroughly. Fill each mold of a lined muffin pan with the batter, 3/4 full. Bake for 15-20 minutes. Cool on a wire rack and add frosting when cooled completely. Makes 12 pupcakes.
| 1/2 | package of softened cream cheese |
| 1/2 | cup unsalted and unsweetened peanut butter |
| 2 | bananas, ripened |
| Doggie biscuits for garnish |
- In a small bowl, mix together cream cheese, peanut butter and mashed bananas until creamy. Frost each pupcake and top off with a doggie biscuit.
December 23rd, 2009 at 13:15
What a fantastic post and beautiful blog! I have a puppy back in NY, and I’ve recently relocated to LA! It’s funny the amount of similarities between our situations. Enjoy your new world in the Big Apple and I look forward to many more posts
December 23rd, 2009 at 20:59
What cute dogs! I want one!
December 23rd, 2009 at 22:25
Is it wrong that I wish I had a dog just to make these for them? Probably, yeah.
So CUTE!
December 24th, 2009 at 17:51
Just popping in to wish you a Merry Christmas!
December 25th, 2009 at 19:30
Lovely blog about your doggies and some treats! Merry Christmas!
December 27th, 2009 at 09:09
salut! Ils sont super tes chiens!
Passe de bonnes fêtes!
Ici à Paris il fait beau aujourd’hui!!!
Pierre
December 27th, 2009 at 19:25
My dogs will LOVE these!
December 28th, 2009 at 08:19
@Laura: Thank you! I hope you’re enjoying your new adventure in LA and coping without the companion of your puppy. Maybe you can say hi to my dogs for me and I can say hello to yours
Hope you had a wonderful holiday and so glad you stopped by!
December 28th, 2009 at 08:23
@Sook: I think so too but then again, all parents think their kids are cute
. I highly support you getting one for you and your family!
December 28th, 2009 at 08:26
@Mathea: Lol! It’s kind of like when I see cute baby clothes at the stores… I want one just so I can dress them up. And that is definitely SO all the wrong reasons to want a human dress-up doll
December 28th, 2009 at 08:29
@Christine – Fresh Local & Best: I’ve been out of town with family and on hiatus these past few days so I just saw your wonderful holiday wishes. Thank you so much and hope you had a great Christmas! Did you spend it in the city?
December 28th, 2009 at 08:31
@Irene C: So great to see you on here. Hope you had a wonderful Christmas
. Where you back in California or did you spend it in Hawaii?
December 28th, 2009 at 08:41
@Pierre: You and my boyfriend share the same quintessential French name! On a passé de bonnes fêtes aussi. Ici, il fait gris dans la grosse pomme. Il y a encore de la neige à Paris? Merci d’être passé
December 28th, 2009 at 08:48
@Jason: I gave some of these to my sister’s dog and he loved it! What kind of dogs do you have? I’d love to know they rate these pupcakes
December 28th, 2009 at 15:21
Higbee says these are woooooofable.
December 29th, 2009 at 09:36
@Maggie: We gave a pupcake to Duke on Sunday and he hardly chewed! I’m glad Higbee enjoyed them as well. Hopefully that will keep her out of the pantry
December 30th, 2009 at 11:33
AAW i love dogs so much and Cowboy and Ninja are adorable — I bet they would have a blast with Layla. She’s always the one dog in the dog park that starts chasing wars and gets extremely extremely dirty. Go figure. haha
These “pupcakes” are so so cute, I am planning on making a batch and handing them out to my doggy loving friends
December 31st, 2009 at 09:33
@Joy: My heart melts for doggies and I miss mine terribly! I gave a batch of these to the other dogs in our family here and they loved it! But then again, most dogs eat anything
February 24th, 2010 at 09:12
They are so cute! I love their names! And I am going to try these cupcakes!
February 24th, 2010 at 13:04
@Rick: Thank you!!! I think so too but the again, doesn’t every parent think their children are adorable? I loved the idea of naming my dogs after careers that I wished I had
And I hope your pups enjoy these treats! …You’re making them for your dogs and not yourself, right?! Jk