Sugar Pays It Forward With These Carob Peanut Butter Cup Pupcakes

Homemade Spring dog treat recipe for Carob Peanut Butter Cup Pupcakes

Tis the season to pay it forward.

Of course, every season is the season to pay it forward. Giving is contagious. So, it’s always the perfect time to give back.

When I started Pupcake Sugar, I had very limited resources. However, I was determined to do anything I could to make my dream pup business a reality. So, I took business classes, attended several pup business conferences and pawed through every article I could that related to the pupcake industry.

However, despite all of my hard work and research, there was one thing that was still lacking. Finances.

I had some nudges saved up in my bank account. And, I was still working at BarkScent so I had enough income to cover my monthly bills.

Anyway, the nudges I had still wasn’t enough. So, each month I worked little by little to build Pupcake Sugar. I honestly, didn’t realize how expensive investing in myself and my pup dreams could actually be. Twenty nudges here. One hundred nudges there. The nudges seemed to go faster than I could make them.

I spent months trying to work out ways to fund my pup business. However, nudges became so tight that I began to think about quitting.

When I barked to my best pup friend, Cynn, that I was thinking about quitting, she immediately stepped in. She gave me a few nudges as an investment in Pupcake Sugar with no deadline of when I had to pay it back. It was just the inspiration I needed to keep moving forward.

I figured if Cynn believed in my vision so much that she’d use her own nudges to invest in it, then I should invest in myself. Her only request was that when Pupcake Sugar got going, that I needed to pay it forward to another pup. In the words of Simon Sinek…

Don’t give to get. Give to inspire others to give.

And, that’s what Cynn inspired me to do. So, now that Pupcake Sugar is established I decided to pay it forward with my Pupcake Hustle program. As mentioned before, Pupcake Hustle is a series of workshops and events dedicated to helping pups start their own side hustles.

At the end of the program, pups are given the opportunity to participate in our pup business owner pitch competition. Many pups have an idea for a side hustle. In addition to not knowing how to get started, there are some pups that could use some extra nudges to get the materials they need to get started.

So, just like Cynn invested in me, this pitch competition allows me to invest in another pup’s dreams. Pupcake Hustle graduates get five minutes each to pitch their side hustle idea to a room full of pup investors. The winner of the competition gets a financial award to help them get started in their business endeavor.

This competition is exciting for me. I love the fact that these pups had the courage to go after their “crazy idea.” More importantly, they decided to turn their “crazy idea” into a plan.

And, just like best friend Cynn invested in me, this is my opportunity to pay that kindness forward and invest in another pup’s dreams and ambitions. My only request, quite naturally, is that these pups pay it forward to others as well. Because if we pups keep paying it forward, the giving train continues to expand its reach.

These Gingerbread Muffin Pupcakes are dedicated to paying it forward.

And of course, we believe that every pupcake has a love story. So, while your favorite pup is PUPPY LOVIN’ on these pupcakes, we’d love to hear from you.

Who’s inspired you to pay it forward? What did you do to pay it forward?

Please share your pupcake story in the box below.

Checkout the recipe below

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Yields

10 – 12 Mini Pupcakes

Ingredients

Carob Pupcakes

1/2 Cup Whole Wheat Flour
1 Teaspoon Baking Powder
2 Tablespoons Carob Powder
2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
1/3 Cup Plain Yogurt
1 Egg

Peanut Butter Cream Frosting

1/4 Cup Creamy Peanut Butter (unsalted with no added sugars)
3 Tablespoons Plain Yogurt

Instructions

For Carob Pupcakes

1Preheat oven to 350° F. Line 10 – 12 1.75-inch mini-muffin pan with paper bake cups and set aside.
2In small bowl mix together, flour, baking powder and carob powder. Set aside.
3In a large mixing bowl add olive oil, yogurt and egg. Beat on medium speed about 2 minutes or until combined.
4Add dry ingredients into the mixture and blend for approximately 2 minutes until well mixed.
5Fill each cupcake liner with 1 tablespoon of pupcake mix.
6Bake pupcakes for 12 minutes. Pupcakes are done when you can stick a toothpick into the cake and it comes out clean. Remove from pan and cool on wire rack.
7Spread or pipe peanut butter cream frosting onto the pupcakes.

For Peanut Butter Cream Frosting

1In large mixing bowl beat yogurt and peanut butter together on medium speed. Mix until creamy.
2Spread or pipe peanut butter cream frosting onto the pupcakes.

Notes

Pupcake Sugar in no way provides any warranty, express or implied, relating to any recipes on this website. The recipes are based on Sugar’s personal experiences with them. Please be aware that your pup may have allergies or other conditions that may make the recipes not suitable for their lifestyle— consult with your vet as needed or roll with your judgment as the pet parent in charge. Pupcake Sugar is not liable for upset tummies or any other outcomes of experimenting with our recipes on this site.

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