Bentley Turned 9 Years Old!

Yesterday was our Golden Retriever Bentley's 9th Birthday!
Ava wanted to make a special cake to celebrate, so I went online and found a recipe to make a cake specifically for a dog to eat.
I set Ava up at her little table and chairs and she set to work.  This recipe was so easy, even a 5 year old could do it!
I cut a letter B out of a piece of cheese and set it on top.
Let's just say that Bentley made quick work of his piece!  He even licked up every little crumb off of the floor.

Here's the recipe we used (we added dried cranberries and blueberries for extra nutrition):

Homemade Doggy Birthday Cake

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup vegetable oil 

• 1 cup shredded carrots 

• 1 tsp vanilla 
1/3 cup honey 

• 1 egg
• 1 cup white or whole wheat flour 

• 1 tsp baking soda 

• 1/4 cup peanut butter
• Dog biscuits for decoration
• Optional: Banana, more peanut butter, frankfurter hot dogs for ‘candles’ 

Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C)
Mix together flour and baking soda and add remaining ingredients and mix well. Pour all of it into a ring mold sprayed with a nonstick spray, and leave in the oven for 40 minutes.
If you’re feeling brave, you can slice the cake into two layers and add more peanut butter and sliced or mushed bananas. Or simply go to the next step.
Frost the cake with low fat cottage cheese or cream cheese and decorate with dog biscuit treats. Stick in some halved Frankfurter hot dogs as ‘candles’. Store in refrigerator.