{09feb2009: Birthday Cake}

For Darwin's birthday party I made a cake for the pooches.  Like the cookies I made for Christmas, this recipe came from the Three Dog Bakery Cookbook

Let Em Eat Cake

adapted from Three Dog Bakery Cookbook
2 cups water
1/4 cups mashed banana
1/8 teaspoon vanilla
1 egg
2 Tablespoons honey
3 cups whole wheat flour
1 cup dried bananas
1/2 Tablespoon baking powder

Frosting
8 oz low fat cream cheese
3 teaspoons carob powder (I couldn't find any so I didn't include it)
1 teaspoon vanilla

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a bowl mix together water, bananas, vanilla, egg and honey.
In a smaller bowl combine flour, dried bananas, and baking powder.  Mix thoroughly.
Add dry ingredients to wet and mix well.
Pour into an 8-inch greased cake pan and bake for 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

To make the frosting beat all ingredients together in a small bowl until smooth.
Spread over the cake and decorate it with pieces of crushed dried banana.  Store in airtight container.

Since we had so many dogs coming I doubled the recipe and baked it in a 9x13inch pan.  All the dogs seemed to love it, even though I think I overbaked it.  Tom's son tried a small piece too and said it was pretty good, though he's a preteen and would probably eat anything.  hehehe.

{09jan2010: recipe}

Back when we first decided to keep Darwin our coworkers threw us a puppy shower and one of the gifts we received was a Three Dog Bakery Cookbook.

For Christmas I decided to make some cookies for Darwin's friends and used one of the recipes from this cookbook. Remi's mom asked for the recipe we used so I thought I'd share it with all our blogging friends. It was a super quick and easy recipe and I like the fact that I knew what Darwin and her friends were snacking on.

Simple Simon's Birthday Bones
adapted from Three Dog Bakery Cookbook
makes 30 large bones

2 cups whole wheat flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 cup natural peanut butter
1 cup skim milk

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
In a bowl, combine flour and baking powder. In another bowl, mix peanut butter and milk. Add wet mixture to dry, and mix well.
Turn out dough on a lightly floured surface and knead.  Roll out to 1/4 inch thick and cut shapes.
Place on parchment lined baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes or until lightly brown. Cool on rack then store in an airtight container.

It's a great cookbook with lots of recipes for cookies and cakes and "real" food like meat loaf and lasagna.  Darwin's 1 year birthday is coming up next month and I'll probably make cupcakes for her and her friends with a recipe from this book.