Rick John Dental

Now that the 4th of July has came and went, we're excited for the next part of summer. You've heard of The Dog Days of Summer, right?! Here are Rick Johns Dental love our canine companions, and our next recipe spotlight offers up some tasty treats for the four legged friends in your life!

Many of you know Kim, who works as both a dental assistant and a general office assistant, but did you know she has a very special birthday tradition!? Let her tell you all about it:

I love my 4 sweet and lovable dogs Peanut, Slim, Daisy, & Marshall.  I do not have any kids of my own yet, so when one of my pups has a birthday, I like to make it very special.  What is more fun and special than cupcakes!?  Every year when they turn a year older, I make a cake, cupcakes, or cookies for them.  Today, I am going to share with you cupcakes I made for my oldest Peanut.  It is very simple to make them, not many ingredients, and most of them I already had at home!

We think the pups deserve a little spoiling during the dog days of summer, enjoy the recipe below!

Pupcake Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/8 cup peanut butter
• 1/8 cup vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup shredded carrot
• 1/2 tsp vanilla
• 1/8 cup honey
• 1 egg

Directions: Bake pupcakes at 350 degrees for 15-18 mins or until toothpicked clean.

Pupcake Icing:

• 12 oz. nonfat cream cheese, room temp
• 2 tsp honey
• 1tsp vanilla
• 3 tsp cinnamon
• Mix food coloring in for fun!

And here's an extra special tip from Kim:

At the end, I take small treats my pups love and put them on top followed by crunched up milkbones! They love these fun treats and I love to think they feel just that much more special on their birthdays!!