This Doggie Birthday Cake is pup-approved treat is filled with healthy, wholesome ingredients you can feel good about feeding your furry friend!
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This homemade Dog Birthday Cake recipe is a fun and easy way to celebrate your favorite fur baby’s birthday!
This pup approved dog cake is packed with human-grade, wholesome, easily doggie-digestible ingredients, including pumpkin, peanut butter, applesauce, and yogurt – it bakes up just like any other cake, but is perfectly safe for feeding your pet.
Table of Contents
- Dog Cake Recipe
- Why We Love This DogGie Birthday Cake Recipe
- Doggie Birthday Cake Ingredients
- Substitutions and Additions
- Recommended Tools
- How to Make A Dog Birthday Cake
- Tip For Making The Best Doggie Birthday Cake
- More Ways To Pamper Your Puppy
- How to Store Doggie Birthday Cake
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Dog Birthday Cake Recipe
Dog Cake Recipe
Baking a Dog Birthday Cake at home is the best way to spoil your special pet, especially when it’s filled with healthy, nutrient-dense people-food that you can feel good about feeding to your furry friend.
This healthy dog cake recipe takes under 20 minutes for pet parents (and kid helpers) to prepare; it makes a 2 layered cake covered with peanut butter-flavored frosting and is topped with dog treats to create the tastiest doggy dessert!
When you make your own birthday cakes from scratch, you know exactly what you’re placing in the pet bowl – there are no nitrates, harmful additives, or toxic chemicals – it’s pure wholesome human food that’s fit for canine consumption.
This dog safe cake recipe does double duty as a DIY less expensive alternative to commercial store-bought cake and it provides your pup with a dog-safe snack that you can even share (just keep in mind that it’s lacking sugar so it won’t be sweet)!
IMPORTANT NOTE: Just like humans, every dog is different, so this is not meant to be a one-pup-fits-all dog safe cake recipe. Check with your vet before adding any new food to your dog’s diet.
Why We Love This DogGie Birthday Cake Recipe
- Quick and easy to make.
- Uses a handful of healthy, wholesome ingredients.
- Everyone deserves a birthday cake, even your dog!
- Dog birthday cakes are delicious and filled with nutrient-dense people food.
- Healthy homemade treat for a puppy party that won’t upset pet tummies.
Doggie Birthday Cake Ingredients
- Whole wheat flour: If your dog has a gluten intolerance, you can use gluten free flour instead.
- Baking soda
- Eggs
- Applesauce: I prefer to use plain unsweetened applesauce.
- Plain pumpkin puree: Make sure you use pure pumpkin, not canned pumpkin pie mix.
- Banana
- Coconut oil
- Milk Bones (optional garnish)
- Plain greek yogurt
- Peanut butter: Do NOT use peanut butter with Xylitol as it’s highly toxic for dogs to consume.
Substitutions and Additions
- Pick Your Peanut Butter: You can use any non-natural peanut butter or natural peanut butter BUT DO NOT substitute almond butter or any other nut butter, as most nuts are toxic to dogs.
- Tasty Toppings: Feel free to decorate your dog cakes with your pup’s favorite toppings. Sprinkle on some kibble, add a scoop of Pumpkin Dog Ice Cream, or cover your cake with crushed Homemade Dog Treats.
- Pick Your Purée: You can replace the pumpkin purée with puréed sweet potato or defrosted frozen butternut squash, although the consistency will be thicker and may require some liquid.
Recommended Tools
- Two 7 or 6 inch round cake pans
- Non-stick cooking spray
- Electric hand or stand mixer
- Frosting knife or butter knife
How to Make A Dog Birthday Cake
- Make The Dry Mixture: Mix together the flour and baking soda.
- Make The Cake Mix: Blend together all other cake ingredients (except for milk bones) and then fold in the dry ingredients.
- Bake: Pour the cake mix into the bake pans and bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 23-25 minutes or until the tops of the cake are golden brown. Cool to room temperature.
- Form The Frosting: Blend together the yogurt, applesauce, and peanut butter until the frosting is thick, clump-free, and falls off the fork very slowly.
- Assemble: Frost the top of one of the cakes. place the second cake on top, and then frost the top with the remaining frosting.
- Serve: Garnish with crushed milk bones (optional) and serve to your favorite birthday fur baby.
Tip For Making The Best Doggie Birthday Cake
- Each dog can react differently to any type of new treat that hits their belly. This is important to note when serving your pup something new for the first time. Serve your pup one treat within 24 hours to see how their belly responds before giving them multiple.
- Be sure to use whole wheat flour in this recipe, not all-purpose.
- The frosting consistency in this recipe should be similar to actual frosting.
- Before frosting the cake, place the first cake round on a cake stand if you plan on using one. If not, you can use a plate.
- The frosting will have a light brown color to it.
- The inside of this cake is very moist from the applesauce.
- Tested and approved by doggies.
More Ways To Pamper Your Puppy
For more doggie delicacies that simply show you care, serve your furry friend some of my other recipes for dogs, like Christmas Dog Treats, Homemade Dog Food, Peanut Butter Dog Ice Cream, and Starbucks Copycat Puppiccino.
How to Store Doggie Birthday Cake
- To Store: Store any leftover birthday cake in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3-4 days.
More Easy Dog Friendly Recipes
Dog Birthday Cake
Serves — 6
This Doggie Birthday Cake is pup-approved treat is filled with healthy, wholesome ingredients you can feel good about feeding your furry friend!
Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 25 mins
Total Time 40 mins
Ingredients
Cakes:
- 2 cups whole wheat flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 2 large eggs
- 2 cups applesauce
- 1 cup plain pumpkin puree
- 1 banana sliced
- ¼ cup coconut oil fully melted
- Crushed small Milk Bones for garnishing optional
Frosting:
- ½ cup plain greek yogurt
- ½ cup applesauce
- 1 cup peanut butter
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and prepare two 7 or 6 inch round cake pans with non-stick cooking spray.
- Mix together the flour and baking soda. Blend well and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, blend together all other cake ingredients (except for milk bones) using an electric hand or stand mixer.
- Fold in the dry ingredients and blend again until fully incorporated.
- Pour out the cake mix into the bake pans, dividing evenly.
- Bake for 23-25 minutes or until the tops of the cake are golden brown.
- When done, allow the cakes to cool for about 2 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack. Allow the cakes to cool there until they reach room temperature.
- Once at room temperature, begin to prepare your frosting. Add all frosting ingredients to a small mixing bowl and blend well using a fork. Mix until the frosting is thick, clump free, and falls off the fork very slowly.
- Using a frosting knife or butter knife, frost the top of one of the cakes, covering it completely. You should use half of the frosting.
- Place the second cake round on the frosting, lining up perfectly with the bottom cake. Frost the top of the cake with the remaining frosting.
- Top with crushed milk bones for garnishing (optional) and serve to your favorite birthday fur baby.
Jenn’s Notes
IMPORTANT NOTE: Just like humans, every dog is different, so this is not meant to be a one-pup-fits-all dog-safe cake recipe. Check with your vet before adding any new food to your dog’s diet.
Storage:
- To Store: Store any leftover birthday cake in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3-4 days.
- Each dog can react differently to any type of new treat that hits its belly. This is important to note when serving your pup something new for the first time. Serve your pup one treat within 24 hours to see how their belly responds before giving them multiple.
- Be sure to use whole wheat flour in this recipe, not all-purpose.
- The frosting consistency in this recipe should be similar to actual frosting.
- Before frosting the cake, place the first cake round on a cake stand if you plan on using one. If not, you can use a plate.
- The frosting will have a light brown color to it.
- The inside of this cake is very moist from the applesauce.
- Add birthday candles and whipped topping for added celebration.
- Tested and approved by doggies.
Nutrition Info
Calories: 574kcal | Carbohydrates: 58g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 34g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 55mg | Sodium: 581mg | Potassium: 661mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 6480IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 77mg | Iron: 3mg
