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The Best Dog Birthday Cake Recipe Made With Meat
Celebrating my dog Teddy’s 12th birthday with a birthday cake made with meat. I’ve made this meat cake for him for the past two years, and he has absolutely loved it, that’s how I know it’s the best recipe.
In the past, this peanut butter and bacon pupcake recipe used to be his favorite. But as he’s gotten older he doesn’t tolerate fat as well so this low-fat meat cake is a great substitute.
This birthday cake for dogs is made with meat and other healthy ingredients such as zucchini and peas. It’s a great way to hide veggies your dog may not eat. Your dog will have no idea they are eating zucchini.
Decorating the birthday cake for your dog is half the fun. Previously, I’ve kept it simple by using frozen peas on the outside. This year, I decided to decorate with the dog cake with fruit and Botanical Bone Love Bite dog treats.
No matter what age your dog is turning, take the time to celebrate them because you may look back wishing you had. Make this easy dog cake recipe to celebrate your pup’s birthday or gotcha day with a special treat.
Dog-friendly Ingredients You Need For This Easy Dog Cake Recipe
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Equipment Needed
- Mixing bowls
- 2-3 Heart-shaped ramekins
- Cake stand
Step By Step: How To Make Dog Birthday Cake With Meat
This cake may seem intimidating with all the layers, but it’s quite simple. Your dog will love it no matter how it looks.
- Prep the vegetables: grate zucchini, remove skin from potato, and chop into 2-inch cubes.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Mix ground turkey, egg, peas, zucchini, and oats in a mixing bowl until combined competely
- Coat the inside of the ramekins with olive oil or oil of choice.
- Evenly divide mixed meat with vegetables into ramekins.
- Bake for 20-30 minutes, depending on the thickness of the ramekin. Pierce with a fork to ensure the meat is cooked through.
- Place chopped potatoes in a saucepan, cover potatoes with water and allow to simmer for 15 minutes. Potatoes will be done when they are soft when pierced with a fork.
- Mash the potatoes. Add teaspoons of water as needed to get a creamy texture.
- Allow the meat birthday cake and potato frosting to cool for 10 minutes.
- Carefully run a knife along the edge of the ramekin to dislodge the meat cake and flip it upside down to gently release the meat cake from the mold. Do this with each layer of the cake.
- Use the knife to frost the first meat layer of the cake with the potato frosting. When completely frosted, stack the next layer of meat on top and frost the layer the same way. Do this until all layers of your cake are frosted.
- Decorate the dog meat cake using strawberries and Botanical Bones Dog Treats
Decorate Dog-friendly Cake With Toppings
This is the fun part, so get creative! Use your dog’s favorite fruits, vegetables, or dog treats on the cake to make it extra special for them. Last birthday, I used frozen peas to decorate because it was all I had in my fridge.
If the frosting or decorating the cake seems intimidating, leave your cake “naked.” Your dog will love it either way!
Recipe Variations
This cake was made with 3 tiers of meat. Make as many tiers as desired.
I used ground turkey to make this dog meat cake, but you can substitute it with any type of ground meat especially if your dog has allergies to turkey.
A russet potato was used in this recipe. Use any type of potato such as russet, golden, or sweet potato for the frosting. Note the color of the frosting will depend on the color of the potato used.
Feel free to add any ingredients to get more health benefits such as carrots, sweet potato or blueberries.
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Dog Birthday Cake Recipe Made With Meat
Equipment
- Mixing bowls
- 2-3 Heart-shaped ramekins
- Cake stand
Ingredients
- 12 oz Ground Turkey preferably low fat
- 1 Egg
- 1/4 cup Frozen or fresh peas
- 1/4 cup Grated Zucchini
- 1/4 cup Oats
- 1 Potato (Sweet, Russet, white)
- Olive oil or oil of choice
Decorating Dog Birthday Cake
- Strawberries
- Botanical Bones Dog Treats
Instructions
- Prep vegetables: grate zucchini, remove skin from potato and chop into 2 inch cubes.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Mix ground turkey, egg, peas, zucchini, and oats in a mixing bowl until combined competely
- Coat the inside of the ramekins with olive oil or oil of choice.
- Evenly divide mixed meat with vegetables into ramekins.
- Bake for 20-30 minutes, depending on the thickness of the ramekin. Pierce with a fork to ensure the meat is cooked through.
- Place chopped potatoes in a saucepan, cover potatoes with water and allow to simmer for 15 minutes. Potatoes will be done when they are soft when pierced with a fork.
- Mash the potatoes. Add teaspoons of water as needed to get a creamy texture.
- Allow the meat birthday cake and potato frosting to cool for 10 minutes.
- Carefully run a knife along the edge of the ramekin to dislodge the meat cake and flip it upside down to gently release the meat cake from the mold. Do this with each layer of the cake.
- Use the knife to frost the first meat layer of the cake with the potato frosting. When completely frosted, stack the next layer of meat on top and frost the layer the same way. Do this until all layers of your cake are frosted.
- Decorate the dog meat cake using strawberries and Botanical Bones Dog Treats
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