(happy birthday)
- Whether it's your dog's
birthday, their gotcha day,
or you've got another
fun celebration going
on in your house, no party is
complete without some cake.
Am I right?
Since we've got some
doggie birthday's going on
in my family this week, I
figured it's the perfect time
to share my dog cake recipe with you.
I know your dogs are
going to love this one.
Let's get going.
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To make this doggy cake.
The first thing you're gonna
want to do is pre your oven to
350 degrees Fahrenheit.
And then we're going to grab
all of our baking supplies.
We've got a couple of things here.
So the first thing that I like
to do is grab my food scale.
Meat is actually the main
ingredient in this recipe.
I know a cake with meat, but your dog,
that's going to be their
favorite kinda cake.
So to measure out my meat, I
do like to use a food scale.
If you don't have one at home,
you can always eyeball it,
no big deal.
The next thing you're
going to need is a peeler.
We do have some vegetables
in here that we like to wash,
and peel before we use them.
So peeler is good.
Another thing you're going
to need is a food processor.
If you do not have one of these,
you can use a cutting board and a knife.
Really, the goal is we're
going to rough chop our veggies
before we put them into our mixture.
Next thing you're going to need.
Of course, we gotta mix it all together.
So we've got a mixing bowl here.
And to shape our cake into
a perfect little cake shape,
I've got a mini spring form pan.
I love this.
I picked this one up at Home Goods.
I'm pretty sure you can get
one just about anywhere,
even a craft store.
I love this thing.
I've already gone ahead and
sprayed it with a little bit
of olive oil spray, so
we're good to go there.
And then also this is
totally not necessary,
but I think it makes it
easier when I'm going
and putting my spring form
pan in and out of the oven.
I like to just put it on
top of something sturdy
and I use a baking pan.
Let's talk about our ingredients.
Like I said before,
the main ingredient here is meat,
and I am using a ground beef.
You want to go ahead and
measure out a 1/4 pound
of your meat.
And again, if you don't have a food scale,
you can eyeball it, it'll be fine.
Then I like to add some
veggies in here just
because they are healthy.
They're a healthy addition.
And I am going to use some
carrot and also some broccoli.
I've got just a couple florets
and I like to use a half of a big carrot.
So I've washed it, peeled
it and cut it in half,
and it's ready for our food processor.
The next thing that we have is oatmeal.
I'm using quick oats today, 1/4 cup.
This is what's going to help
bind everything together.
And then I also have an
egg, an egg is also going
to be a good binder for us.
Mix everything together with your hands.
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And then it's into the oven
at 350 degrees Fahrenheit,
for about 50 minutes.
Now that our cakes in the oven,
it's time to start
working on the frosting.
We're actually going to be
using some sweet potato,
and then I'm also gonna
mix in some salmon.
Now we've got to cook the sweet potato
and since I only have one oven.
And I also want to do this kind of fast,
because I need it to cool,
before I can actually work with it.
I'm just going to poke some
holes in it with a fork,
and then I'm going to
put it into the microwave
for about seven minutes.
My sweet potato has already cooled.
So I'm just going to go
ahead and scrape this
into my mixing bowl.
I'm gonna try to get as
much of it out as I can.
Then I've already drained a can of salmon.
I'm using a plain salmon
that was in water,
and I'm just going to put
about a half a can in.
It doesn't need to be exact
kind of just eyeballing here.
I think it's done.
And the cake is out of the oven.
I've let this cool for a little while,
so I can touch everything, it's okay.
But you can see, it looks beautiful.
It's smells like, I mean,
kind of like a hamburger.
If I'm being honest,
but it smells really good.
It is time to open it up and ice the cake.
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Now it's a party.
I definitely recommend
cutting up each slice
of cake for your pup,
just to make it a little
bit easier for them to eat.
But as you can see, this recipe
is a huge hit in our house.
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