WOT reader Rosalie Flummer shares with us her recipe for our furry little friends! We had to give this one a try and amped it up with some great H-E-B dog treats!
This doggy birthday cake is the perfect way to celebrate your pet, whether it’s their birthday or not! Keep reading to see how WOT reader Rosalie came up with this great recipe, and check out the video of Camila and her Mother-in-Law making it!
Today, a friend requested a cake for her sweet pup’s birthday and I thought, hey, why not submit the recipe? I thought it might be something new and fun to throw into the mix. I know my two pups love it! Our dogs are rescues, and we don’t know their exact birthdays, so we celebrate their “gotcha day” with this cake. Not long after we adopted Daisy, we discovered she was allergic to grain. Being an experienced baker, I went into action to make sure my fur baby wasn’t going to miss out on any treats.
I started making gluten-free dog treats and this cake, which can easily be made gluten-free by replacing the all-purpose flour with brown rice flour. Just to brighten your day and hopefully make you smile, I included a few pics of our fur babies Pixi and Daisy.
Enjoy! Much love!
— Rosalie Flummer
Sweet Potato & Peanut Butter Birthday Cake for Your Pup
Equipment
- 2 8x8 baking pans (round or square)
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour (or brown rice flour)
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 2 tbsp. coconut oil
- 1 cup apple sauce
- 1 cup mashed sweet potato
- 3/4 cup peanut butter
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- Use your favorite H-E-B dog treats
Instructions
- Mix sweet potato, coconut oil, apple sauce, peanut butter, and eggs until smooth. This cake is dense, and over-mixing will make it tough.
- In a separate bowl mix flour and baking soda.
- Combine both wet and dry ingredients, just until no dry flour shows. The batter will be very thick.
- Evenly distribute the batter into the lightly greased pans. Because this batter is so thick, you will need to use your hands to gently press the batter out evenly in the pans.
- Bake at 375 degrees F for 25 minutes.
- After 10 minutes, remove the cakes from their pans, and place them on a wire rack, to cool for 1 hour.
- Once cool, spread a thin coat of icing on top of one layer of the cake. Place a second layer on top of the frosted first layer, frosting just the top of the entire cake. Decorate with dry dog food and or treats if desired.
- Keep covered and refrigerated until ready to serve. Refrigerated, this cake has a shelf life of 3-4 days.
Enjoy!
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This recipe is sponsored by H-E-B
