Recipe for Doggie Cake or Pupcakes

Someone recently wrote to me and brought to my attention that I forgot to include the recipe for the dog-friendly pupcakes that I made for my dog, Lola's first birthday. I found the recipe back in 2004 on a website called "bellaonline". Here's the recipe...please note it can also be made as a layer cake.

3 cups flour
1 T. baking powder
1/2 cup margarine, softened
6 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup corn oil
2 jars strained chicken baby food
2 cups finely shredded carrots
plain or vanilla yogurt 2 or 3 strips of bacon, fried crisp, then crumbled, or use bacon-flavored jerky strips, cut into bits.

Preparation - Generously grease and flour two 8" round cake pans; set aside. Combine flour and baking powder; set aside. In a mixing bowl, beat softened margarine until smooth. Add eggs and corn oil; mix well. Add strained chicken, and shredded carrots and mix until smooth. Add flour mixture and mix thoroughly. Pour batter into the 2 prepared 8" cake pans. Bake at 325° for 60 minutes. Let cool for a few minutes before removing from pans. Cool completely on wire racks. Place one layer on a serving plate and spread yogurt over top. Place second layer on top, then spread yogurt on top and sides of entire cake. Sprinkle crumbled bacon or bits of jerky strips over top. Use "Pupperoni" sticks instead of candles.

To make pupcakes instead of a layer cake, 1/2 the recipe to yield approx. 10-12 cakes. Lightly grease a cupcake pan and fill each opening 2/3 full with the batter. Bake at 325 for 20-30 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool in the pan 10 minutes, then on a wire rack until completely cool. "Frost" with the vanilla yogurt and top with crumbled bacon as "sprinkles". Serve immediately or store in the fridge in an airtight container. When I gave the refrigerated pupcakes to the dogs, I microwaved them for a few seconds to warm them up so they weren't so dry. Be sure not to give them to your dog all at once as you don't want them to get sick. These are a treat, not a meal!

Enjoy!