Is your puppy's birthday coming up and you want to do something special for him? Get to work in the kitchen and prepare a homemade cake. You will like it so much that, if you could, you would surely lick your fingers. Remember that, although the ingredients used in the following recipes are not harmful to dogs, it is always important to review them to use the most appropriate ones and, above all, not to abuse their consumption. These cakes you must give them on time on some special occasion and on a daily basis you must continue to feed him with his feed or the diet that you offer him.
Before making any recipe, make sure that your dog is not allergic or intolerant to any of the ingredients you are going to use. All these dog cakes are made with natural ingredients without preservatives, so they can only last three or four days at most. Now you can put the birthday hat on him and make him a very special meal with the dog cake recipes that we show you in this article on our site and that are sure to please. you'll love them.
Apple Banana Dog Cake
There are very beneficial fruits for dogs and one of the best is the apple, which has digestive and astringent properties. Banana is only good in small amounts, so there is only one in this recipe.
Ingredients:
- 200 grams of brown rice flour
- 2 tablespoons of honey
- 2 eggs
- 2 apples
- 1 banana
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Preparation:
- Peel the banana and apples removing the core and making sure there are no seeds left. Then grind these ingredients.
- Add all the remaining ingredients and mix well to make a smooth paste.
- Pour the mixture into a bowl and put it in the oven preheated to 180 ºC until you see the golden dogcake, or until you insert a knife and center is no longer moist. In general, it usually takes about 30-40 minutes to make.
- When it's ready, let it cool down before giving it to your dog.
Now that you have the cake ready, you can decorate it to make a real dog cake. How? It is best to prepare a topping without any sugar, so you can use well-beaten sugar-free peanut butter or cream cheese.
Pumpkin Dog Cake
Pumpkin is the queen of autumn, so it's perfect to use in a dog cake at this time of year. The pumpkin provides them with many vitamins that strengthen their fur, their skin and improve their digestive system. This dog cake recipe is really easy and our furry friend will love it.
Discover all the benefits of pumpkin for dogs in this other article.
Ingredients:
- 1 egg
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 egg
- 1/3 cup homemade peanut butter (organic)
- 2/3 cup homemade pumpkin puree
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ½ cup of water
Preparation:
- To make the peanut butter use shelled, uns alted peanuts. You simply have to puree them in the blender, or the food processor that you have at home, until they become a paste. It is preferable to make it homemade to ensure that it does not contain sugar or artificial preservatives.
- Likewise, prepare the pumpkin puree at home so that the whole process is completely homemade, natural and he althy.
- Mix all the ingredients well and pour the batter into a baking pan.
- Put the container in the oven preheated to 180 ºC and leave it until the dog cake is golden brown. It will take approximately 40-45 minutes.
- It must be cold before giving it to the dog.
Again, you can decorate the dog cake with a topping made with sugar-free cream cheese. Likewise, for this case we recommend making a cream with carob, the cocoa substitute that dogs do tolerate and can eat. To do this, simply mix half a cup of carob flour with two teaspoons of honey and hot water until you get a smooth cream with which to cover the cake.
Apple Potato Dog Pie
Again, we use the apple again, but this time with mashed potatoes to make this homemade dog cake. Potatoes give them energy, minerals and vitamins,and they love them! For this reason, they are perfect for making different cakes for dogs, since we can also make a simple cake with a layer of mashed potato, another layer of boiled and shredded chicken and another layer of potato. Here's another simple recipe.
Ingredients:
- 1 small potato
- ½ cup homemade unsweetened applesauce
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 beaten egg
- 2 tablespoons oatmeal
- 1 grated apple
- ¾ cup brown rice flour
Preparation:
- Boil the potatoes, peel and mash until smooth.
- Mix all the ingredients in a bowl until thick.
- Pour the dough into a mold and put it in the oven preheated to 180 ºC.
- Bake the dog cake until golden brown, about 30-40 minutes.
- When it's ready, let it cool down and unmold.
Being a cake for dogs with potatoes, we do not recommend decorating it with any topping. What you can do to enhance its flavor and smell is sprinkle a little boiled and chopped chicken.
Easy Chicken Carrot Dog Pie
You couldn't miss a pie with meat, a very easy pie recipe for dogs with ingredients that are easy to find. In addition, it has grated carrot, which is one of the best vegetables that our furry ones can eat, since they are antioxidants, digestive and strengthen teeth
Ingredients:
- 6 tablespoons brown rice flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 tablespoons oatmeal
- 2 beaten eggs
- 300 grams of minced chicken meat
- 3 grated carrots
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ½ glass of water
Preparation:
- Mix well flour, oatmeal and eggs.
- Add the rest of the ingredients and knead well until you get a smooth paste.
- Pour the dough into a mold and place it in the oven preheated to 180 ºC.
- Bake for 30 minutes, or until you see that it is done.
- When the dog cake is ready, remove it from the oven and let it cool.
- Once cool, you can decorate it with a little pâté, mashed potato or pumpkin puree.
No-bake dog cake
All of the dog cake recipes above are easy to make, however they do require an oven to make them. Therefore, now we are going to see a recipe for dog cake without oven, homemade and easyTo make it, we will use brown rice, vegetables, chicken or turkey and, optionally, potato. All these ingredients are easy to digest and very beneficial for dogs, since they provide vitamins, carbohydrates, fiber, proteins and minerals.
Ingredients:
- 150 grams brown rice
- 100 grams chicken or turkey
- 1 carrot
- 200 grams of pumpkin
- 1 apple or pear
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
Preparation:
- Cook in the same pot and at the same time all the vegetables.
- Add the rice, add more water if necessary and let it cook until it has absorbed the broth.
- Crush it all with a fork to make a few pieces, your dog will love finding them!
- Peel the apple or the pear, mash well and add to the dough.
- Add the oil, pour the dough into a mold and put it in the fridge to finish compacting.
- When serving this cake for dogs without oven, you can decorate it with a thin layer of mashed potato or chopped fruit.
Other recipes for dogs
All the dog cake recipes that we have shared can be made in a large pan or individual pans. Likewise, it is possible to substitute chicken meat for turkey or white fish or use pear instead of apple. Likewise, the flour should always be wholemeal, since dogs digest it better.
On the other hand, if instead of making a cake recipe for dogs you prefer to make another type of preparation that is not a cake, you can visit the article in which we share 4 recipes for cupcakes for dogs and surprise your best friend when they least expect it. Surely he will thank you with many caresses and licks. Another totally valid option is to make these dog biscuits that we show in the following video, they are very easy!
