Tag: Gotcha Day

Happy 2nd Gotcha Day Kiki and Zamba

It’s hard to believe that our two hooligans are in fact two years old! It’s safe to say there hasn’t been a dull day because one way or another both Kiki and Zamba make us giggle daily, and I cant thank them enough for it.

Happy Gotcha Day

It’s been two years since we suddenly lost Zara and our hearts were shattered into a million pieces! But it has also been two years of slowly repairing our broken hearts and learning to love again when we didn’t think it was possible. 

When I first laid eyes on Kiki, she completely took my breath away because she was so tiny! As the saying goes though, dynamite comes in small packages and oh boy did Kiki come into our home with a boom! She has a spark in her that I can relate to being an Aires myself. It’s a spark I hope she never looses because in all honesty it makes Kiki, Kiki. 

Then I cast my eyes on Zamba and instantly burst into tears because obviously he reminded me of Zara simply because he is a Rottweiler too. But thats where the resemblance stays. We didn’t want to ‘replace’ Zara, however Zara is the girl who changed our perception as a family on the Rottweiler breed. And for that I can never thank her enough! In all his fluffy glory, my baby bear Zamba sat there, looked into my eyes and I just knew he was my boy! He has grown into the most goofiest, mischievous and needy but oh so lovable boy I could ever have dreamed of! 

Gotcha Day

So today we celebrate the day that both Kiki and Zamba stepped into our hearts and we fell head over heels in love… 

No celebration would be complete without a birthday cake, so here is the recipe for Kiki and Zamba’s Gotcha Day Cakes. 

Dog Birthday Cake

Kiki & Zamba’s Gotcha Day Cakes

Ingredients

2 cups flour

1 tsp baking powder

1/4 cup oil

2 tbs peanut butter

1 kids puree apple sachet 

2 eggs

1 cup water

-treats to hide inside the cake batter

Directions

Preheat your oven to 170 degrees celsius. Add all your ingredients (besides the treats) to a mixing bowl and use an electric beater to mix it all together. Once combined add the cake batter to your chosen cake moulds and drop in the treats. Then bake for +-20 minutes. Once cooked through remove and let the cake cool before icing and decorating.

Icing

Ingredients

1 cup double thick plain yoghurt

1 tbs peanut butter

Directions

Add the ingredients to a mixing bowl. Using an electric beater, beat together the yoghurt and peanut butter until will combined. Then spread all over your cake and decorate how you want to. 

Kiki and Zamba’s cake is decorated with our very own Gotcha Day decor available in our Etsy store… sniff it out here… Kiki Party Printables and Zamba Party Printables. 

Dog Birthday Cake

We hope your pups love their Gotcha Day Cakes as much as Kiki and Zamba did 😉 

Don’t forget to keep an eye on our Instagram account @stylish_paws for all the Gotcha Day fun!

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Kiki’s First Gotcha Day

It’s Kiki’s first Gotcha Day and we couldn’t be more excited to celebrate this feisty little firecracker of ours! From day one Kiki was feisty, and she was fiery but she was full of love and she showed us who was about to rule this roost… 

What a year it has been. When we welcomed Kiki into our family exactly a year ago today, our hearts were beyond shattered after losing our precious girl Zara. If you follow us on Instagram, then you’ll know exactly what I mean. Our family needed Kiki, we needed someone new to love and someone new to nurture. 

Kiki's Gotcha Day

Kiki is our first Boston Terrier and the smallest dog we have ever had the privilege of loving. But do not let her small size fool you! She is the boss around here and she will let anyone and everyone who will listen know. She is extremely playful and has loads of energy bursts, but when it comes to bedtime, oh Kiki can snore alright- but we wouldn’t have it any other way! 

So today we celebrate Kiki in all her feisty glory. 

Pupcakes

Kiki’s Pupcakes

Because Kiki is so small, I thought little pupcakes would suit her perfectly for her birthday treats.

Ingredients

1/2 cup plain flour

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/4 cup smooth peanut butter

1 medium banana mashed

1 egg

50ml water

Icing 

1/2 cup plain yoghurt

1/3 cup smooth peanut butter

Directions

Preheat your oven to 180 degrees. Mix together the peanut butter, mashed banana, egg and water. Then sift in your flour and baking powder. Whisk together until properly combined and smooth in texture. Then scoop the batter into each mini cupcake holder. Bake for 15-20 minutes until cooked. Allow them to cool completely before icing them.

Icing Directions

Using an electric beater, mix together the yoghurt and peanut butter until smooth, light and fluffy. Once the pupcakes have cooled you can top with the icing. 

These pupcakes are totally human safe too so go ahead and enjoy them with your pup!

Kiki's Gotcha Day

Thank you for sharing Kiki’s First Gotcha Day with us! The birthday fun will continue on Instagram so be sure to follow along over at @stylish_paws

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