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Homemade dog birthday cake

Homemade Dog Birthday Cake

I have done a ton of research looking for dog birthday cake recipe and have found that most of them contain flour or sugar, which should be avoided for your furry friends. So 4 years ago I came up with this meatloaf birthday cake, filled with a ton of nutritious veggies, covered in a pumpkin and peanut butter frosting!

Ingredients

Meat Loaf Cake

  • 1 lb Ground beef
  • 1-2 Carrots
  • 1 Zucchini
  • 3 strips Bacon
  • ½ cup Shredded or cube cheese
  • 1 egg
  • Dog treats or dog food for border

Optional:

  • ½ tsp Cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp Oregano

Frosting

  • ¾ cup Pumpkin
  • ½ cup Peanut butter

Instructions

Meat Loaf Cake

  • Preheat oven to 350°
  • Grate carrots and zucchinis. (Save ¼ cup of carrots for cake topping) Sweat out the zucchinis by adding a generous amount of salt and let sit for about 10-15 mins. Pressing out the excess water with towel.
  • In a large mixing bowl, add ground beef, carrots, zucchinis, cheese, egg and seasoning. Mix well until fully combined.
  • Grease baking pan. Pour the mixture into pan and pack/press to a flat even layer.
  • Bake in oven at 350° for 1 hour.
  • Let cool down completely and drain any excess fat.
  • Put into fridge until firm. *TIP: Can put into freezer for 1-2 hours to speed up process if making in one day.

Frosting

  • Mix pumpkin and peanut butter until smooth and frosting consistency.

Assemble

  • Get a serving plate and carefully but quickly flip pan over so that the bottom of the cake pan is facing upwards.
  • Frost cake and smooth out sides/top.
  • Create a border around the top and bottom of cake with dog treats and dog food.
  • Top with grated carrots and chopped bacon bits.
  • Serve and watch your pup devour the cake!