Dog Birthday Cake Recipe - How to Make a Dog Cake the Easy Way (2024)

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Wondering how to make a dog cake? This dog birthday cake recipe is super easy…made with only a handful of everyday ingredients, and dogs love it!

This dog birthday cake recipe is safe for your dogs as it is made with real food and the main ingredients are carrots and peanut butter…two of our favorite treats to give our furry friends!

After baking, I simply spread peanut butter on top of the dog cake as icing and decorate with some dog food 🙂

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Last week was my dog’s birthday! Happy Birthday Bronx!

Like many of you, our pets are truly part of our family so just like we would do for anyone else, we had a little birthday celebration complete with his very own dog birthday cake 🙂

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How to Make a Dog Cake

Making this dog birthday cake was so easy and inexpensive…and both of our dogs love it! They definitely learned a new word, “cake,” over the few days that it lasted.

To get started, I mixed the flour and baking soda together in a large bowl.

Then I added the peanut butter, vegetable oil, grated carrots, vanilla, honey, and egg to the bowl.
I know some readers have expressed concern over using vegetable oil in the recipe. If you would rather use coconut oil, that should work too. You would use the same amount (1/4 cup) of coconut oil.

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I just mixed all the ingredients together with a wooden spoon. No need to break out the mixer 😉

Once all the ingredients were combined I simply poured the batter into an 8″ greased cake pan and baked at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

No cake is complete without icing! What’s better than more peanut butter for the perfect dog cake icing?! So we spread some peanut butter on the top and added our dog’s initial with dog food for a fun decoration.

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Ingredients Needed for This Dog Birthday Cake Recipe

  • Flour
  • Baking Soda
  • Peanut Butter
  • Vegetable oil
  • Fine grated carrots
  • Vanilla
  • Honey
  • Egg

Helpful Kitchen Tools for Your Dog Birthday Cake

While the recipe is completely edible and safe for humans, you might want to skip the dog food decorations if you plan on enjoying a piece of cake with your pooch.

Or you can be like my daughter and just eat around the dog food. I found her licking the peanut butter off the top and she said, “What? I stayed away from the dog food.”

Yield: 8 servings

Dog Birthday Cake Recipe

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Celebrate your dog's birthday with their very own Peanut Butter Carrot birthday cake!

Prep Time5 minutes

Cook Time30 minutes

Total Time35 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 cup peanut butter, + additional for icing
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 cup shredded carrots
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1/3 cup honey
  • 1 egg

Instructions

  1. Mix the flour and baking soda together then add peanut butter, vegetable oil, shredded carrots, vanilla, honey, and egg.I simply combined them using a wooden spoon...no mixer necessary.
  2. Pour into a greased 8" round cake pan and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
  3. Cool and spread additional peanut butter on the top for icing.

Notes

I only had a 9" round cake pan so I used that. It won't need to bake quite as long since you'll have a thinner layer so check around 20 minutes to see if it's baked. When a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean you're good to go.

Adapted from This That and More

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FAQs

What cake mix is safe for dogs? ›

Dogs cannot have chocolate which is a mix that comes to mind right off the bat. Otherwise there is not anything in regular vanilla cake mix that a dog cannot have.

What can I make for my dogs birthday? ›

Peanut Butter & Banana Dog Cake

This is a delicious little recipe that makes a great cake or little side cake that your pup will love. Just mix mashed banana, peanut butter, honey, and oats for the batter. Then, bake in an oven-safe, dog-friendly cake tin or casserole dish until golden brown.

What kind of birthday cake is safe for dogs? ›

A dog can eat most any kind of cake humans do except chocolate cake as it's toxic to dogs. My dog would eat cake if I gave him some but I wouldn't give it to him all the time. To me birthday parties are an ok time for dogs to get cake but not a lot. Feed him a small piece so he can celebrate with you.

Can dogs have boxed cake mix? ›

No, cake is unhealthy for dogs. Many kinds of cake—like chocolate cake or cake with raisins—are toxic for dogs, and all cake contains high amounts of calories, fat, sugar, and other harmful additives.

Is vanilla cake mix safe for dogs? ›

There's nothing toxic in vanilla cake, but it is loaded with sugar, which dogs simply don't need in their diet. Sugar provides zero nutritional benefits. Over time, sugar contributes to weight gain and diabetes. We encourage you to share a healthier treat with your dog instead.

What human food can I give my dog for his birthday? ›

10 Human Foods that You Can Feed Your Dog
  • Popcorn. Who would have thought that dogs like eating popcorn? ...
  • Carrots. While carrots have made this list, they are technically a natural food without added preservatives or flavors. ...
  • Salmon. ...
  • Unsalted Peanut Butter. ...
  • Blueberries. ...
  • Seedless Watermelon. ...
  • Eggs. ...
  • Bread.

What dessert can I give my dog for his birthday? ›

Dog-Friendly Desserts:
  • Anything including peanut butter - Your pup will gobble these up! ...
  • Sweet Potatoes.
  • Pumpkin flavored cakes and cookies.
  • Fruit popsicles (blueberries, strawberries, watermelon, bananas, raspberries, etc.)
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Which cake flavor is best for dogs? ›

Natural Peanut butter

Peanut butter is loved by all dogs! This gives the cake a delicious flavor that your dogs will love. Make sure you use 100% natural peanut butter, preferably unsalted. Some peanut butter will have xylitol, a sweetener.

Is Betty Crocker cake mix safe for dogs? ›

So, if your dog ate less than 1/2 of the cake he should be just fine. I would watch for some mild diarrhea. If he ate more than 1/2 the cake mix in the past 1-2 hours I would give 60-100 mls hydrogen peroxide orally to induce vomiting.

What colors can dogs see? ›

All dogs are born technically color blind, with the inability to see red and green colors. Canines are biologically limited to seeing the world in blue, yellow, brown and gray due to the limited number of cones in their eyes, compared to humans.

What cake ingredients can dogs eat? ›

This dog cake is packed full of great ingredients, including peanut butter, applesauce and pumpkin. It comes together and bakes up just like any other cake, but is perfect for your pets. The optional frosting is made from peanut butter and yogurt.

What is the most expensive dog cake? ›

2 Chainz visits Buddy Valastro, The Cake Boss, to get the most decadent birthday cake for his French Bulldog, Trappy. It's $15,000 for you, but "only" $12,000 for 2 Chainz.

Can dogs eat regular flour? ›

Dogs don't need to consume flour, and it can be the source of allergies for many pets. But flour is included in many dog foods and treats to help bind ingredients. You'll want to lean more on whole-grain flours—flours in which the whole grain is used and all the natural nutrients from the grain remain in the flour.

Is human cake mix safe for dogs? ›

Unfortunately this is generally a bad idea as many ingredients found in cakes for humans can cause severe illness in our canine friends.

Can dogs eat Betty Crocker? ›

While Betty Crocker brownies are not toxic to dogs, they may still contain chocolate, cocoa powder or other ingredients that can be harmful to dogs. Additionally, brownies also contain sugar and high-fat ingredients which can cause stomach upset, obesity, and other health issues.

Is Funfetti cake toxic to dogs? ›

If the cake does not contain chocolate, it is not toxic for dogs. However, cake contains unhealthy ingredients like sugar, fats, and wheat that are not optimal for a dog's health. At best, they're simply empty calories, and at worst, could trigger allergies or indigestion.

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