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Dog cake recipe - with dog friendly fluffy frosting!
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Dog cake recipe - with dog friendly fluffy frosting!

This dog cake recipe creates a moist, flavorful cake using dog-safe ingredients like eggs, peanut butter, shredded carrots, and whole wheat flour, sweetened mildly with honey or alternatives. It features a fluffy frosting made from whipped cooked potatoes and plain yogurt, providing a spreadable, mildly tangy topping healthier than typical dairy-based frostings. The cake is baked in 8-inch pans, layered with the frosting, suitable for dog birthday celebrations with portion sizes adapted to the dog's needs.

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings: 20 - 30 dogs
Calories: 157 kcal

Ingredients

Dog birthday cake:
  • 2 egg
  • 1/2 cup peanut butter (spread or pure)
  • 1/4 cup neutral cooking oil canola, vegetable, generic cooking oil
  • 2/3 cup milk or water
  • 1/3 cup honey or apple sauce or skip it, or maple syrup
  • 2 1/2 cups carrot 2 large, shredded
  • 2 cups whole wheat flour or white flour, wholemeal flour
  • 2 1/2 tsp baking soda
Dog Friendly Fluffy Frosting (Whipped Potato Yogurt):
  • 600 - 700g / 1.2 - 1.4lb potato peeled, cut into chunks
  • 3/4 - 1 cup yogurt plain unsweetened or water

Instructions

Cake:
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  1. Preheat oven to 180C/350F (160C fan).
  2. Grease and line the base of 2 x 20cm/8" cake pans.
  3. Whisk together eggs, peanut butter, oil, honey and milk (little peanut butter lumps ok).
  4. Stir in carrots. Then add flour and baking soda, stir until just combined (over mixing = hard cake = sad birthday pooch).
  5. Divide batter between the cake pans, spread and smooth surface.
  6. Bake 25 minutes or until skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
  7. Cool on racks. Frost per below.
Doggie Fluffy Frosting:
  1. Boil, steam or microwave potato until very soft.
  2. Whip potato and yoghurt with an electric beater until fluffy and smooth as possible (won't go 100% smooth) - about 1 1/2 minutes on medium speed (speed 5).
  3. Use water as needed to loosen frosting to soft spreadable consistency (like human buttercream frosting!). Use while warm (it "sets" when it cools).
Frost:
  1. Spread 1/4 frosting on one cake.
  2. Top with other cake. Frost tops and sides with remaining frosting, reserving some to pipe decorations if desired (3/4 cup frosting).

Notes

  • Use cake pans of similar size; bundt pans or cutting a single cake in half is suitable.
  • Adjust serving sizes based on your dog's size, activity, and digestive sensitivity.
  • Dog cake treats should not replace a balanced diet, just as human cakes are treats.
  • Eggs provide protein; peanut butter offers flavor but watch for fat content and potential allergies.
  • Milk can be substituted with water for dogs sensitive to dairy, as the cake is baked.
  • Carrots add moisture and nutrition; other vegetables like zucchini or sweet potato may substitute.
  • Frosting uses boiled potato and yogurt for a lighter option than peanut butter-based frostings, promoting digestive health.

Nutrition Information

Calories 157cal (8%) Carbohydrates 20g (7%) Protein 4g (8%) Fat 6g (9%) Saturated Fat 1g (5%) Cholesterol 16mg (5%) Sodium 204mg (9%) Potassium 241mg (5%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 5g (10%) Vitamin A 1060IU (21%) Vitamin C 4.4mg (5%) Calcium 30mg (3%) Iron 2mg (11%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 20 - 30 dogs

Amount Per Serving

Calories 157

% Daily Value*

Calories 157cal 8%
Carbohydrates 20g 7%
Protein 4g 8%
Fat 6g 9%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Cholesterol 16mg 5%
Sodium 204mg 9%
Potassium 241mg 5%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 5g 10%
Vitamin A 1060IU 21%
Vitamin C 4.4mg 5%
Calcium 30mg 3%
Iron 2mg 11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.