I am so glad that I can make Dog Friendly Birthday Cake.
I have four dogs plus one grand dog.
Dog Friendly Birthday Cake
This is the cake that we can share with our canine best friends.
And it tastes good too!
I came upon this cake by accident.
A while back I had baked myself a carrot cake for my birthday. I put the cake on the counter to cool and went to pick my kids up. When I returned, five minutes later, the cake was gone and my dog was licking his chops.
Luckily, when I called the vet, I learned that my dog would be okay.
This is because my birthday cake was made with dog-friendly ingredients. Even though I was without my birthday cake, I still had a great birthday as a result.
The cake that my dog had eaten was made with carrots.
Carrots have always been a favorite snack with my dogs. And evidently, that carrot cake smelled real good too!
This cake can be frosted too!
You can check out my recipes for dog-friendly frosting here. There will also be more dog-friendly recipes coming in the future.
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The recipe for Dog Friendly Birthday Cake.
What you will need to make this
- Whole Wheat Flour- 1 cup.
- Baking Soda- 1 teaspoon.
- Cinnamon- 1 teaspoon. Use cinnamon with no added sugar.
- Eggs- 1.
- Peanut Butter- ¼ cup. Use sugar free peanut butter if possible or make your own peanut butter.
- Vegetable or similar oil- 2 tablespoons.
- Apple Sauce- 2 tablespoons unsweetened applesauce. Here is how to make your own unsweetened apple sauce.
- Carrots- 1 cup shredded.
How to make Dog Friendly Birthday Cake
- Preheat your oven to 350 and prep your cake pan for nonstick.
- In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda and cinnamon. Set this bowl aside.
- Next, in a mixing bowl, cream together the eggs and peanut butter. Then stir in the oil and then the apple sauce.
- Slowly, add the dry ingredients from the first bowl to the second bowl. Add about half of these ingredients at a time, stirring between additions. Then. fold in the shredded carrots.
- Bake this for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Allow the cake to cool before removing it from the pan or frosting it.
How do you shred a carrot?
Shredding carrots is pretty easy to do, as you may have expected.
Some folks will shred their carrots in a food processor.
There are a few things to keep in mind when shredding carrots.
First off, start with a large carrot, the fatter the better. I like to scrub my carrots and then scrape off the outside. This can not only remove any remaining dirt and impurities, it can assure that your carrots have an even surface. Lastly, to measure your carrots, simply place them into the measuring cup loosely, as in not packing the shredded carrots in.
Here are some helpful products.
I like to shred my carrots by hand using one of these gadgets.
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Make adorable animal paw print cakes with this shaped pan
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The Recipe Card for Dog Friendly Birthday Cake
Dog Friendly Birthday Cake
Ingredients
- 1 cup Whole Wheat Flour
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
- 1 tsp Cinnamon
- 1 Egg beaten
- ¼ cup Peanut Butter no sugar
- 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil
- 2 tbsp Apple Sauce no added sugar
- 1 cup Carrots shredded
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 and prep your cake pan for nonstick.
- In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda and cinnamon. Set this bowl aside.
- Next, in a mixing bowl, cream together the eggs and peanut butter. Then stir in the oil and then the apple sauce.
- Slowly, add the dry ingredients from the first bowl to the second bowl. Add about half of these ingredients at a time, stirring between additions. Then. fold in the shredded carrots.
- Bake this for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Allow the cake to cool before removing it from the pan or frosting it.
Recipe Notes
Also, please see the original post for details on this recipe. Use unsweetened applesauce. Here is how to make your own unsweetened apple sauce. Also, Use sugar free peanut butter if possible or make your own peanut butter.
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