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This Easy Dog Cake is the ultimate way to celebrate your pup’s birthday or “gotcha” day! Made with safe, wholesome ingredients like pumpkin puree, peanut butter, and applesauce, this recipe is as healthy as it is delicious. It takes just 10 minutes to prep, and I’ve included both oven and microwave instructions so you can have a treat ready in no time.
We all know that birthdays are a big deal in my house, even if you’re the dog. We always celebrate Abby’s birthday with Pupcakes or this easy dog cake recipe. It’s her favorite kind of cake too, peanut butter made with applesauce and frosted with whipped cream. Abby loves whipped cream; it’s like her favorite treat EVER.
This easy dog cake makes a 6-inch dog cake (or a 9×5 loaf pan). It’s filled with peanut butter and applesauce and frosted with whipped cream – the perfect dog cake recipe for a puppy party and it’s done in under 30 minutes.
Making a dog cake is so much easier than a cake for a human. It has simple ingredients and seriously, they don’t care how it looks! You don’t need to buy a dog cake mix, just make your own easy cake!
Safe Dog Cake Ingredients
- Sugar isn’t great for dogs, but since Abby loves her treats on the sweet side, I add a bit of honey to the cake batter. Do not use any artificial sugars!
- You can use whole wheat flour if you want, but I used all-purpose flour.
- Dogs love peanut butter – but only use one without xylitol.
- Applesauce – you can also use pumpkin puree or mashed banana
- Oil, leavening, egg – these are all the components that make a cake into a cake.
- I kept the frosting simple by just beating some unsweetened heavy whipping cream. Dogs LOVE whipped cream! But be sure not to give them too much at once, as the high fat content in the whipped cream can upset their tummy if they eat a lot of it.
- Another frosting option: mix additional peanut butter with plain Greek yogurt – dogs love yogurt!
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Dorothy’s Expert Dog Cake Tips
- The best part about making a cake for your dog is that you don’t have to worry about if you over cook it. They don’t care if it’s dry!
- Be sure to review the safety instructions at the top of this post.
- You can also cook this in the microwave. Place in a microwave safe dish and heat on high power for 2-5 minutes.
- Want to make dog cupcakes? Check out my Pupcake recipe, my dog cookies and my frozen dog treats!
Homemade Dog Cake
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Ingredients
- ¾ cup (93g) all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 large egg
- 2 tablespoons (33g) peanut butter (see important note)
- 2 tablespoons (30ml) oil
- ¼ cup (62g) applesauce unsweetened
- 2 tablespoons (42g) honey
- ½ cup (118ml) heavy whipping cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 6-inch round cake pan (or a 9×5-inch bread pan) with parchment paper and spray with nonstick cooking spray.
- Stir flour, baking soda, baking powder, peanut butter, oil, applesauce, egg and honey. Pour into pans. Bake 20-30 minutes, until browned and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool completely before frosting.
- To make frosting: beat heavy whipping cream until stiff peaks form.
- Frost cake as desired. You can double the frosting recipe and torte the cake (cut the cake in half horizontally) to make it a 2-layer cake.
- Store covered in refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Recipe Notes
- Please use your discretion when it comes to feeding your dog. I am not a vet nor am I a doggy nutritionist. If you think your dog is allergic to any of the ingredients please take caution. This cake has been enjoyed by many dogs just fine – but use your knowledge of your dog and your common sense when feeding. Crazy for Crust is not responsible for how your dog reacts to a recipe.
- PEANUT BUTTER: do NOT USE anything with xylitol – be sure to read the ingredients list. Natural peanut butter is best.
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FAQs
This dog cake recipe is a dog-safe cake with dog-safe ingredients. Dogs should not eat human cake.
If your dog can have dairy, whipped cream is a great frosting idea. Other ideas include peanut butter or a mixture of peanut butter and greek yogurt.
You can use seed butter only if it’s dog-safe. Or use a few tablespoons pumpkin puree (NOT pumpkin pie mix) or mashed banana.
Yes use this same recipe and place in a regular or mini size muffin pan.
This cake can be frozen without the frosting for up to 2 months.
Store any extra cake in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days, or freeze individual slices for a cool treat later.
Yes! You can bake this cake in a microwave-safe dish for 2–5 minutes, making it the perfect “last-minute” celebration treat.
This turned out great and my dog loved it for his first birthday.
Hi Mindy, so glad your dog enjoyed his cake 🙂 Thank you!
Great cake, dog appropriate, no too much sugar. We left out the honey and it was still a hit.
Thank you for sharing, Murph. I hope your dog loved it!
This was so delicious, we all ate it with our pup and wanted to make another! We added a little powdered sugar to the whipped cream.
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