'Spoiled Dog Cake'
Every Feb., I make this for Bungee's birthday
Pet-friendly treats, including cakes and cookies, are available everywhere now. But, I’m a baker. It’s easier and nicer for me to make my dog his own from-scratch birthday cake.
Love from the Oven’s “Spoiled Dog Cake Recipe” is easy to follow, quick, and forgiving. I make it every mid-Feb., around Valentine’s Day, when my dog Bungee celebrates his birthday. (Nobody knows his actual birthday. A vet guess-timated it when he was a puppy.)
He turned four yesterday and loved his birthday cake. Dogs don’t care if you mess up the measurements a little.
I caught myself adding 1/3 cup peanut butter instead of 1/4. I had to look up tablespoons in a 1/8th cup before remembering, after the fact, that I bought a 1/8th cup measure. (It’s two tablespoons.) I accidentally started adding the oil into the flour and baking soda mixture. I had to melt some coconut oil to mix in with the extra-virgin olive oil for the neutral oil, because seed oils and Canola are bad.
I also used Buddy Budder pumpkin pup peanut butter from Pet Wants along with the straight, organic peanut butter from Kirkland, thawed pumpkin puree I roasted from real pumpkins bought at the neighborhood BlueRock farm stand. I greased the round cake pan with butter, because it’s Bungee’s favorite.
Everything healthy and good.
I forgot to load up on Greek yogurt, so I couldn’t make frosting. Instead, I added dollops of peanut butter, bacon, broccoli florets, and two dog treats on top.
Again, dogs don’t care, as long as it tastes good.
Bungee inhales his, then goes off to play with his new toys.
We serve him birthday cake slices once a day.
Lots of people find it easier to just buy a cake at the pet store or ignore cake altogether. Consider baking your dog his own birthday cake. It doesn’t take long, really, and if you make a mistake, oh well.
If you don’t have unsweetened applesauce, you can cook down an apple and puree it, or use bananas.
Btw, the dog birthday cake is delicious for humans, too. Yes, I’ve had my own slice. Mmmmm… Really though, if humans can’t have it, how healthy/good is it really?
