Today is National Spoil Your Dog Day and I have a pooch approved easy dog cake recipe for you to spoil them with!
My friends asked me how I planned to spoil my dogs for #spoilyourdogday, and of course the answer included baking. Like any special day, I think we should celebrate with cake! A dog cake that is! And fun dog gifts!
I think it’s safe to say my furry friend is thrilled. Then again I have a cocker spaniel, so he basically lives, eats, breathes and sleeps for food.
I feel his pain though, when it comes to the love of food, the struggle is real, even if you are a dog.
Dog Cake Recipe
This dog cake is packed full of good stuff, including peanut butter, applesauce and pumpkin. It comes together and bakes up just like any other cake, but is perfect for your pets.
The consumption of this cake can get a little messy (um, hello, dogs, and mine are slobbery messes!) but Bounty has you covered for cleaning up any messes your pups might make.
Thanks to Bounty for sponsoring this post.
I topped my cake with some store bought dog bones. Because they are minis, which makes them almost like dog cake sprinkles in my book!
But you could also bake up some homemade dog bones (here’s my homemade dog treats recipe!) to garnish this cake with.
Homemade Dog Treats Recipe
No matter what you top it with, I’m sure your dog will love this homemade dog cake recipe. This recipe makes a single layer, but as you can see I doubled the recipe to make a layer cake.
The frosting is optional, but I really never think of frosting as optional (it’s my favorite part of the cake!) so I recommend it. While you can absolutely share this cake with your dogs, it’s lacking sugar so it won’t be sweet – just so you know.
Dog Cake Recipe
If you make this recipe, I’d love to see and share a picture of your pup enjoying it! You can email me or tag me on social @lovefromtheoven!
Spoiled Dog Cake Recipe
Ingredients
Cake
- 1 cup flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/8 cup vegetable oil
- 1/4 cup peanut butter
- 1/2 cup applesauce
- 1/2 cup pumpkin puree
- 1 egg
Frosting
- 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 1/4 cup peanut butter
- Instructions
Instructions
Cake
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a large bowl, combine flour and baking soda.
- In a separate bowl mix together vegetable oil, peanut butter, applesauce and pumpkin puree. Once combined, mix in egg and mix until combined.
- Combine wet and dry ingredients and stir until combined.
- Pour mixture into an 8" round pan (a square pan can also be used) that has been greased with oil.
- Bake for approximately 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean and the cake springs back when pressed lightly.
- Allow to cool on a wire rack prior to removing from pan.
- After cooling, add frosting if desired.
Frosting
- Mix Greek yogurt and peanut butter until well combined. Spread over cake. If not serving immediately, store in refrigerator.
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Notes
Nutrition
While this dog cake recipe is SUPER easy, I know that sometimes a cake mix is what we all reach for. Well guess what, I found some awesome cake mixes for dogs. Check these mixes out! They even have grain free options.
If your dog has allergies, as so many of them do, and you need a grain-free dog birthday cake, head over to Table For Two for her Grain-Free Dog Birthday Cake.
Big Bear’s Wife has some Cheesy Tomato Basil Dog Treats. Those sound good enough for me to try!
Brown Eyed Baker has some Frozen Peanut Butter-Yogurt Dog Treats that are sure to be a summer hit.
Tidy Mom has some Homemade Peanut Butter Dog Biscuits that you can cut into any shape you like.
We don’t want to leave our other four legged friends out of the fun! All Roads Lead To The Kitchen has some Homemade Chicken & Cranberry Cat Treats for your feline friends.
If you have a new puppy on the way, I’ve got a great list of new puppy items to help you out!
I hope you find a way to spoil your dogs for #SpoilYourDogDay and maybe have a chance to whip up this delicious cake or try my dog bone recipe. Your furry friends will thank you, I promise!
And remember, Bounty has you covered for cleaning up all those messes that our beloved pets always seem to make. With Bounty, the #QuickerPickerUpper, spills, accidents and other pet messes are no problem.
Disclosure: This post was sponsored by Bounty. All opinions however are mine and mine alone. This post contains affiliate links.
Julie Hamso says
Your recipe came out perfect- our dog Zuki went nuts over it! We had lots of fun- thanks!
Christi says
Julie, I’m so glad that Zuki liked it! 🙂
Breanna M. says
Yeah but you MUST try this recipie all you need is rolled oats , peanut butter, and water!!!!! Believe me it’s got to be the best doggie treat recipie EVER !!!!!
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Nancy M DeFoe Joseph says
Hello how are you doing this evening? Me I’m fine just watching the pitbull &and& parolee’s with my hubby and my lil doggy’s we’re all just kicked back chilling and I can honestly say that it’s a gud evening, So I really hate to bother you but I was wondering if you please could message me thee recipe that you spoke of in thee comment section of doggy recipe @
[email protected] PLEASE and THANKS hun.
Veruska says
I can’t wait to try this for our golden’s first birthday! Have you ever tried to freeze this ( like a normal layer cake) ??
thanks for any tips!
Christi says
Hi Veruska, sorry, I can’t say that I have. I hope your pup has a great first birthday!
Erin says
Hello! Did you try freezing it? I made a double of this recipe for our dogs birthday last year but this year we have just one dog and she can’t eat all of it before it’d go bad. If you did freeze it, did you try freezing the icing too?
Christi says
Erin, I have not so I can’t say how it would turn out.
Hannah says
Can I use oat flour instead of regular?
Christi says
I haven’t tried so I can’t say how the results would be. Usually oat flour doesn’t work exactly 1 to 1 for me, and the liquids need to be adjusted a bit.
Moises Naranjo says
Hiii! I made this for my pups 1sr birthday! She loved it!! Check out her ig @mollie_doodle
Thanks!
Melissa Moore says
our dogs absolutely loved this cake we made it this evening, we sprinkled bacon bits on top.
Melissa Moore says
we made this cake for our dogs this evening they absolutely loved it and we sprinkled bacon bits on top!
TidyMom says
we love celebrating our dogs birthdays!!! My daughter we love making this cake!!
Christi says
Thanks so much, Cheryl!
Susan says
Have you tried making it with cupcake tins instead of a cake pan?
Christi says
Hi Susan, I haven’t but I’m certain you could, you’d just need to adjust the bake time. 🙂
Mo says
This is incredibly easy & my pooches loved it! Thanks so much for posting! 🙂
Dee says
Making this for Marley for his birthday. He’s a lab and I’m sure he’s gonna love it!
Christine says
Just made this for my dog Max’s 6th birthday. Came out perfectly and even the 3 other neighborhood dogs in our culdsac enjoyed it!
Ashley says
Could I substitute wheat flour for the regular flour?
Christi says
Hi Ashley, I haven’t tried so I can’t speak to the results. I usually use white whole wheat flour as I find it does well as a substitute. Sometimes swapping straight for whole wheat can lead to a dry finished product.
Rae says
Can i use this to make cupcakes? Would I need to switch the time?
Christi says
Hi Rae, I’m sure you could but I haven’t tried it so I’m not sure on the bake time.
Jo Crawford says
Hi, I want to make this cake for my dog for her first birthday this Saturday, but I’m finding online that baking soda can be deadly to dogs. Have you heard about this? What could I use instead of baking soda? Is it only harmful if they eat baking soda uncooked?
Thanks for any help or suggestions you may offer.
Christi says
I researched ingredients quite a bit prior to writing this recipe and didn’t come across, that so I did some searching. What I found is that in large amounts (like the entire container) can be dangerous. You need to go with what you are comfortable with though.
Emma says
Hi, I can’t get hold of pumpkin any suggestions as to what I could use instead?
Thanks Emma
Christi says
Hi Emma, I’ve only made this cake with pumpkin so I’m afraid I don’t have a substitute to suggest.
Jessica says
Baby food (pumpkin)
Lisset says
Canned Sweet potatoe might be a good substitute canned sweet potato might be a good alternative since it has similar texture and pups love it.
Kira says
I made it with mashed banana instead of both the applesauce AND pumpkin. Added a bit of water too. Our dog loved it but so did my husband. 🙂 It was fantastic, I’d totally make it for a person!
Katie says
Hi Christi,
I just tried this recipe for my new puppy’s 1st birthday. Her name is Gemma, and today is her birthday! This was so much fun to make, and surprisingly tasty. Can’t wait to see how she likes it! Thanks you for the recipe!
ameber says
this looks great is the recipe suppostedto be thick
Dona says
Can you use gluten free flour in this cake? Thanks, looks wonderful!! Dona
Christi says
Dona, I haven’t tried and do not typically use GF flours, so I can’t speak to how the results would be.
Isabella says
Is this also safe for cats?
Christi says
Hi Isabella, I’m afraid we don’t have any cats so I’m not really familiar with what is and is not safe for cats. I would probably just check each individual ingredient and see. Good luck!
Sofia says
I made this cake for my Doggies birthday and he loved it. Thank you for posting this recipe. ❤
Christi says
You are so welcome!
Anne says
Thanks for sharing this. I just made this to celebrate my dog’s adoption/birthday. I got him about a year ago. He loved the cake! And so did his canine brother.
Hannah Stephens says
Hi! For some reason I don’t have baking soda! Can I use baking powder instead?
Thank you!
Christi says
In this particular recipe I haven’t done so, so I can’t speak to the results.
Julie says
Would this cake be ok to make a day prior and store in a container? Using it for first birthday pup shoot but will have to take it with us so I wanted to make it tonight for tomorrow morning
Brooke says
Maybe a dumb Q, but do you use plain flour or self rising?
Christi says
Just regular all-purpose. 🙂
Rachael says
I used coconut flour because I have heard all purpose flour can upset dogs tummies, it came out super soft and not really cake like but hoping my pup loves it. Today is her 1st birthday!!
Mary Molina-Carballo says
This recipe was easy to make and my dog, BEAR, LOVED it and so did his guests. I had many of my guest wondering if they could eat them because they looked so good. The dogs enjoyed it so much and there were NO problems later with vomiting or diarrhea because I checked with all the owners. What a great recipe!!! This will be BEAR’s yearly cake recipe!!!!! Thank you for sharing your talent!!!
Christi says
You are so very welcome! So glad that Bear enjoyed it!
Nancy says
Thank you for this recipe! Doubled up and made it sans applesauce since I had none, and used used a whole can of pumpkin. Also added about 1/3 c water as the batter was so stiff. Baked inmuffin tins with paper wraps for 18min. Possibly a little long. 15 would have been plenty.
For icing, peach sugar free custard style yogurt, peanut butter, and a tablespoon of sugar free apricot preserves. They each got candles and the birthday song. I blew them out. Needless to say, they ate these in the back yard.
All three dogs went wild at their 5th Rottweiler, 4th Husky and 10th Corgi joint birthday celebration.
Thanks so much!
Judith Pacella says
Thank you!!!!
jeanie says
I don’t have pumpkin puree Can I double up on the unsweet applesauce?
Steve says
Hey there i was wondering about how long the cake will stay good for in the refrigerator? I’m not really thinking letting my pooch eat the whole thing in one sitting is a good idea? Do you let your dogs eat it all at once or just give them pieces ? Thank you! Steve
Christi says
Hi Steve, it would most likely last a few days, when wrapped and stored in the fridge, exactly as any regular (human) cake recipe would last. You could also freeze portions if you have more cake than you need for a few days time. Hope that helps!
brenda says
can I use a 9×12 inch pan instead of two round pans
Christi says
Hi Brenda, it would probably work fine, you’ll just have to watch it to adjust for time. 🙂
Sandra J Ribeiro says
We have a few fur babies so I made it into cupcakes and froze them so I can pull a couple out for each celebration ? thank you for the great recipe! I used chopped bacon for sprinkles on some and shredded cheddar for my cheese lover, not to much of either just a tiny bit shredded carrots for our next party ?
Christi says
So glad your babies enjoyed them Sandra!
Noemi says
Thank you so much! Celebrated my Bella’s 8th birthday and she loved it! This was so easy to make ! They couldn’t get enough of the frosting! Wish I could post a picture of how it turned out. Thanks again!
Christi says
So glad your Bella enjoyed them! 🙂 You should post a picture on Facebook or Instagram and tag me with @lovefromtheoven I’d love to see it!
Jennifer Humphreys says
Oh my goodness my dog loved this cake so much! Yesterday was her 12th birthday and I don’t know if she’ll have another, so thank you for helping me make it special.
Christi says
Awe, I’m so glad she had a happy birthday!
Nicole says
Could this recipe be converted to cupcakes?
Sam says
I did! Came out to about 6 little cupcakes; I filled the tins ~2/3 of the way with the batter and cooked them for just under 25 min at 350. They came out great! Way easier to serve between my 2 dogs than the whole cake, that’s for sure.
Kirbi says
Came across your recipe and I can’t wait to try it out on our little Chihuahua, Feisty. She’ll be 2 here in a week. Loved the pictures posted as well. Thank you for sharing!
Alfred Payne says
Made it last night… Easy as baking a regular cake. Thanks FullSizeRender.jpg
Jackie says
This recipe is so easy and a total hit with the canine crowd! I modified it to pupcakes for a fund raiser bakesale and they sold out in 45 minutes flat and now am making 3 dozen more for people who wanted them after the ones I brought were gone. This recipe makes 8 pupcakes that are normal sized so I double it.
Thanks for this great recipe! You’ve made many doggies super happy!
Melissa says
Do you use original or unsweetened applesauce?
Christi says
Hi Melissa, unsweetened.
Janet says
I just made this and a friend asked what peanut butter did i use as some have sweenters that can be poisionous for dogs, what is the best brands to use thanks?
Christi says
Hi Janet, yes, you definitely want to make sure you are using a brand that doesn’t have added sweetness. Unfortunately I don’t have any peanut butter on hand at the moment to check the labels on, but I would look for the brands with the least ingredients and no artificial sweeteners.
Shannon says
Most store brand peanut butters are fine. What you want to be conscious of is xylitol. Xylitol is a sugar alcohol added to different things for sweetness and is poisonous to our furry friends. Just check ypur labels. I use kroger brand peanut butter for Roxy since I make so many treats and go through a lot but Skippy Natural is great too!
Alicia says
This is the first time I have made a cake for my dog, she turned two today, I think it turned out great, for a dog, like you probably shouldn’t eat it (although it is completely safe to do so) though it does taste better than a peanut butter protein cake that I once made (that was for humans to eat). Thank you for the great recipe, will make it again next year (If I remember!)
Alina Zemskaya says
Where do you get the little treats that are on the cake?
Christi says
Those were just a grocery store brand dog treat.
Laura says
I doubled the recipe; it came out cooked, but it’s actually pretty flat. I used 8 inch round pans. Any idea what might have happened? Do I need more baking soda?
Christi says
Laura, do you have an oven thermometer? I’m finding that’s one of the biggest issues with baked goods not rising correctly. I actually keep an inexpensive one in my oven and it’s crazy how oven temps can be off. For example yesterday mine said it was 375 and it wasn’t even 340. That can absolutely impact rise. I don’t think I’d impact baking soda, I try to be really careful with ingredients for pets.
Rachel says
It’s my pupper’s 3rd Birthday today!
We’re having a tea party for him on the weekend, these recipes will be much appreciated by him, his sister & all their 4 legged friends!
Christi says
Happy Birthday! 🙂
Tiki’s Mom says
I just made this for our 9 year Labrador retriever for her Final Barknic Pawty. She has cancer and a month or so left, so she is getting any and everything she wants!
I’m SO excited to see her munch into this!!
A few things I noticed and it may be because I used Gluten Free flour (cup4cup), but the batter is a wee dense. It’s a little lumpy, but came out great!
Also, if I ever make this again (I’m sure I will for other dogs) but I will use a little more Greek yogurt and peanut butter for the frosting. My cake has a few bare spots, which is fine. But the perfectionist in me yes have like a few extra ounces.
Other than that, so far it is a wonderful recipe!! I even tasted it — pretty delicious. 😉
Jaslene Ortiz says
Omg this was the best recipe ever my dog had 2 pieces of cake thank you so much
Christi says
Yay, so glad your pup enjoyed it!
Jaslene Ortiz says
Yeah me too
Leanne says
Both my pug and boxer loved this cake! They went nuts over it! I didn’t have pumpkin on hand so I substituted puréed sweet potato instead (just peeled it, boiled it till soft and threw it in the food processor). Will definitely make this again next year.
Christi says
So glad it worked out well!
Jessica Butler says
We can’t wait to make this next week as our puppy Izzi is turning 1…. thanks sooo much for the recipe!!
Christi says
Happy Birthday, Izzi!
Rosemary OBryan says
I made this cake for a Doggie Birthday Party.. and doubled the recipe, but put it in a 9 inch pan.. five dogs.. from a 12 pound Yorkshire Terrier to a 149 pound Newfoundland ..DEVOURED it.
Easy to make, smelled amazing and a hit with the doggie part guests.
Christi says
Rosemary, I’m so happy that the dogs loved it!!!
Nero says
Made this Spoilt Dog cake for my boy on his 11th Birthday. Instead of one cake I made it into cupcakes. He loved it ??
Christi says
So happy he loved it!
Taylor says
I made this for my dogs party today! He’s a year old and instead of treats I crushed oat treats and covered the edges in it. It’s pretty fancy looking and he seemed pretty stoked. Extremely simple recipe, to a T. Thank you so much!
Christi says
You are so welcome, Taylor! So glad this dog cake recipe worked out for your dog party!
Carolina says
My Frenchie loved it!! Shared with other pups and they all went nuts over it. Shared the recipe to other doggie owners.
Dianne G says
I was thinking about my birthday – texted my husband shared it with him and texted him again to say I cant celebrate without the kids- my beagle boy and the cat . That was 2 hours ago – a few minutes ago I thought- I’d love to make Vopper a cake too and well celebrate our birthdays together- after all my sweet boy is my favorite person – I also say he may not be a person in others lives but hes my person- and being my most favorite person in the world theres nothing I want more then to celebrate my day with him , after all we are together every day, 24/7 and we are only apart when life calls for it. Soooo – yes I’m long winded – I typed in I want to make a cake for my dog- and saw your site among others- I’m happy I’ve found it- even happier with the information, recipes- even for my cat – and all the other recommendations – so I’m going to try it next week ! I’ll come back and let you know how the cake turns out and if Copper loved it – I’m so excited! Another thing Copper and I can share – baking- he keeps his mama company- it just so happens that I’m completely in love with him so yay for us ! Thank you!!
Dana says
I tried this recipe for Nibbler’s 11th birthday. Turned out great. I didn’t have applesauce so I substituted plain greek yogurt. Worked fine. I made mini pupcakes with 1 reg pupcake for the birthday girl. I found making ANY dog cake recipe into mini pupcakes is best, especially if you want to put frosting on it, a LOT less mess. I used the icing recipe that was provided, however added more peanut butter until I got the consistency I wanted, to pipe on the pupcakes :). Added a small amount of birthday sprinkles (remember these have sugar in them so keep it light) they were so cute!!! To answer other’s questions about freezing…they freeze great. I even iced them first then froze them (we had to take some to share with her cousins the following week). If you wanted to sweeten these up a bit, add maybe 1 TBSP of honey. My girls loved it both ways 🙂 Thanks for sharing such a wonderful & versatile recipe!!!
Christi says
You are so welcome! Happy Birthday, Nibbler!
Angel says
Can a human eat this to
Christi says
Funny you ask Angel, we made it for my dog this weekend and my daughter wondered the same thing. There is no reason you can’t eat it, it’s all regular ingredients. That said the lack of any sugar in it might not make for the most appetizing “cake” if you will. 🙂
Misky says
My Uqi loved it, he inhaled it. What a great birthday treat for him, thank you for the recipe.
Linds says
Just made this for our dog’s birthday and it was a huge success! I turned them into cupcakes so they could each have their own little cake. It made 8 cupcakes and I just had to bake them for about 22 minutes altogether. They licked the bowls clean! Great recipe:)
Christi says
Linds, so glad your pups enjoyed it!
Ashlee says
I made this last night substituting the flour with whole wheat flour since it’s what I had. I also used a mini loaf pan to make mini cakes instead of 1 big cake so we could split it up better between the pups. It turned out perfectly. All 4 of our Poms devoured their little cakes.
Jane says
Omg my dog loved it ❤️
Auden says
Hello! I’ve made this cake awhile ago and my dog loved it! Making it again but I was just wondering if you had an idea of how many days I can keep it before it goes bad?
Thanks in advance!
Capra says
Hey! Awesome and easy recipe by the way! Quick question, what is the shelf life for this cake?
Christi says
Hi Capra, I’ve always served it within a day, otherwise I’ve frozen it. That said I’m sure you can get a few days out of it.
Evelyn Franco says
LOVE the recipe! Incorporated an additional egg white and chopped up some frozen treats for fun.
Haven says
Thank you this is so helpful my dogs birthday is tomorrow and I wanted to spoil him he is turning 2
Jen says
This recipe was amazing. Doggies and humans liked it very much. Just curious how many calories ateeach slice
Sue Kelley says
Made the cake for my dog’s 15th birthday today. He and his two brothers LOVED it!
Nicole says
I make this cake every year for all of our pups birthdays – I add some bacon bits on top as sprinkles 🙂 Thanks for a simple, tasty, and dog-friendly recipe with items that are usually always on hand!
Tracey S says
Dog ate about 1/3 of the frosted cake with a few small dog treats on top. Seemed to enjoy it. Thanks.
Kristie Phenicie says
Made this into cupcakes for my German Shepherd, Gunner’s 1st Birthday. Let me just say him and his 6mo old brother, Stryker absolutely LOVED it. I will definitely be making this every Birthday for by boys❤️?
Christi says
So glad they enjoyed this dog birthday cake! Happy Birthday, Gunner!
Alyssa Vo says
Can peanutbutter somehow be omitted or replaced in this recipe?
Christi says
Hi Alyssa, I haven’t tried it that way so I’m afraid I can’t speak to the results. Please let me know if you do!
Stark says
This turned out amazing
Both my dogs loved it
Courtney says
Will these be ok to sit in Fridge for 2 nights before serving or will they be too hard on to serve on the Third day?
Christi says
Courtney, I think you’ll just want to sit it out an hour or two in advance to come to room temp. 🙂
katrena oakes says
Thank you for the doggy cake recipe. It looks simple and easy to make. My dog’s birthday is coming up. So this should be great.
Kevin B says
When I made it, the cake turned out real flat/ dense; not so much like “cake”. Any ideas what went wrong or what to try different next time? I doubled the recipe & each cake round is less than an inch thick. Is it possible the recipe should be baking powder, rather than baking soda? Cooked a bit too long? (They’re not the least bit burned)
Christi says
Hi Kevin, this is actually the most popular recipe on my site, and probably the one made the most, so I think the recipe as written is pretty solid. Question, how did you measure your flour? Did you use the measuring cup to scoop the flour, or did you spoon the flour into the cup? I will say, this is more dense than a cake that you or I might eat from a bakery, it has more of a quick bread texture (think banana bread, pumpkin bread) just to give you an idea of what you should be getting as a final result.
Coleen Keefer says
Christi is correct. It is not a fluffy cake. I doubled the recipe and put into a 9 x 13 cake pan and it had just the right thickness.
Julie says
Would it be safe to use food coloring?
Christi says
I would not recommend it, especially since the cake is pumpkin based, and thus fairly dark in color. You’d need a lot of food coloring to change the tone, and even then I’m not sure you could get a very attractive result. As far as safe, I don’t know since I’ve never thought to include it, so if you do want to color it, make sure you research if food coloring is safe for dogs.
Christina says
Am I able to turn this cake recipe into a cupcake recipe? What are the changes to the measurements?
Christi says
Christina, I haven’t done so thus don’t have those measurements for you.
Allie R. says
This cake recipe is so easy and Cookie loved it! She absolutely went crazy with joy!
T says
Anyone making this recipe or others with peanut butter, please make sure your peanut butter doesn’t contain Xylitol!
‘Xylitol, a sweetener used in many foods, including peanut butter, yogurt, toothpaste and chewing gum, is safe for humans but potentially deadly for dogs. If ingested, it can cause seizures, liver failure and death, warned one animal hospital, which called xylitol “extremely toxic” to dogs’
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Coleen Keefer says
I made the Spoiled Dog Cake recipe after my daughter found it and she made it and said her dog loved it. My other daughter was visiting this past weekend with her 2 dogs from South Carolina, so I made the cake for them. And my other daughter brought her dog over to visit. So I had 3 dogs over to share the cake. They all devoured it. Not one of them has had any bad side effects. I would definitely recommend this recipe.
Carissa Powell says
We tried this cake for my pups gotcha day and it turned out perfect! Thank you so much! It was a big hit!!!!
Kathy says
This was great! We made them as “pupcakes” by doubling recipe and baking 17-18 minutes on convection bake setting.
Rach says
Hi… first time doggy cake maker-
My dog would absolutely eat anything and everything but Um, I’m pretty sure peanuts (eg peanut butter) is toxic to dogs.
Are you sure this recipe is safe?
Christi Johnstone says
Rach, here’s what the American Kennel Club has to say. I would however encourage you whenever making any decisions such as this one, to do your own research. While I would not post something as being safe without properly researching it first, the same cannot be said for every website. Always seek out multiple and reliable sources that you feel comfortable looking to as authorities on the subject.
Adriauna Coleman says
my dog boomer’s birthday is on may 8 and me and my mom are going to bake this cake and i’m so excited about it so thank you for this recipe
Noah says
My baby, Zoey loved her cake. I threw a beet into the blender along with the other frosting ings to make it pink. Looked pretty tasty!
chad says
I also made write-able frosting with peanut butter, honey and cinnamon to write a message on top of the icing.
James Elmore says
Nailed it. Used coconut oil & flour instead. Used a bone cooking sheet and mimicked the milk bones around the edges. Fantastic. Made the wife happy. Thanks so much.
Lisa says
Hi! I am so excited to make this for my chocolate lab Harry’s birthday pawty. Has anyone tried to make it as cupcakes? I was thinking of doubling it to make cupcakes for the dogs as a take home so they don’t fight over it! Any suggestions? Thanks!
Estefania Carmelino says
I made a double layered cake and the cupcakes and it came out amazing!! I also used unsweetened apple sauce and unsweetened peanut butter because it’s better for them
Estefania Carmelino says
I made it with unsweetened apple sauce and unsweetened peanut butter because I know it’s better for them but it came out amazing! My dog and his furry friends loved it!!!
shawna says
they loved it
Sylvia says
The best spoiled dog cake ever! I made my own apple sauce with ambrosia apples, cinnamon and water. Also I mashed my own sweet potatoes instead of canned pumpkin. I also replaced white flour with almond flour. The cake was amazing!!! My Ollie and his bulldog and schnauzer friends were literally pushing each other to get to the cake!! I also doubled recipe and baked in a round 10inch pan so every pup got to take some home! We even tasted and it was yummy! Ideal for humans watching their waistlines! Thanks for awesome recipe! This is a keeper!!
Christi Johnstone says
Sylvia, I’m so glad that the dog cake recipe worked out for you, Ollie and his friends!
Kaylee says
Made this for Boo Bear’s 7th birthday! Excited to let them try it! Super easy
Maggie says
I’ve made this before and my dogs loved it! But since the last time I made it we’ve gotten a cat and I was wondering if this is safe for cats to eat too. If not that’s ok, but I’d love for him to be part of the birthday festivities too. Thanks in advance for letting me know!
Christi Johnstone says
Maggie, so glad your dogs liked it! I’m afraid since I don’t have cats I’m not as familiar with their foods. I’d probably google each of the ingredients or check for a list of foods cats can’t have.
Natasha says
My baby Kratos love love loved your recipe! He had a fantastic bday, thank you!
Christi Johnstone says
So glad Kratos enjoyed the dog cake! Happy Birthday to him!
Sara says
My dogs love it and it’s sooo easy to make. This is the second time I’m making it and my toddler loved helping!
Kelly says
Super easy and fun to make. Toby my Golden Retriever LOVED it and so did all his doggy pals. I made it for his 1st Birthday and I’m sure I’ll make it again for future b-days. Highly recommended!
Autumn letzo says
This is a good recipe for my dog Marley
Jamie DeWitt says
Hi just wondering about the flour in this recipe from everything I heard regular flour is not good for dogs just wondering if you have researched about this and if what I’ve heard is true I really like your recipe and I’m having a party for my dog Zeus’s first birthday party this weekend would like to make this cake can you please let me know if what I’ve heard is true I’m trying to bake the cake by Friday so the quick response would be nice thank you so much have a great night Jamie DeWitt
Christi Johnstone says
Jamie, I am comfortable making it for my dogs, as do many of my readers. I can’t tell you what YOU consider to be okay for yours. That’s going to have to be up to you, your research and your vet. Some people think no humans should eat flour, but most of us eat it. You might think walnuts are safe, but they are deadly to me. More than ever ingredients in food, for people or dogs, have become fairly subjective and personal, as so many of us have food allergies or sensitivities – making “safe” a case by case basis. I’m sorry I can’t give you a black and white answer, but what is “good” is something you’ll have to decide.
Tash says
Made this for my Papillon Teddy’s first birthday doggy party. It was a hit 😊
Annie J says
I’ve made “Pup cakes” with this recipe and my dogs & their friends were crazy for it! So fun to give them something they love that’s also good for them! Five stars for this recipe!
Sarah says
Hi,
I was wondering if anyone has tried to eat this? I want to make it for my dogs birthday but he is a tiny Chihuahau and my other dog is a tiny chi also. I don’t want to waste it. So I was wondering what it would taste like to a human?! Lol this is a serious question I am not trolling.
Christi Johnstone says
You can, I would just expect it to be a bit bland. But all ingredients are fine for you to eat as well.
Shirley Martin says
Wonderful recipe. I added doggie jerky as well.
Sarah S says
My pitty boy loved helping me make it and he enjoyed eating it even more for his 2nd birthday 🙂 This recipe turned out so well and was super fun to make. Thank you for sharing!
Lourdes says
Want to try this! How many dogs can one feed?
Christi Johnstone says
That’s going to vary greatly on the size of the dog. I’d only give my medium size dog about 1/4 of this probably.
Peggy says
My Cookie girl will be 14 on Monday. Baking her (& the other 4)a b-day cake.. cross your fingers! Pictures to follow..
vanessa perez says
beautiful idea I am going to make it for my dogs third birthday I will send you picture
thanks you so much
Supergirl says
Cake did not rise. Baking powder needs to be added to recipe?
Christi Johnstone says
Supergirl, baking soda is a bit debated when it comes to it’s safety for dogs, thus it is purposefully left out. This is not a light and fluffy cake, definitely more of a heavy texture. For more height, I suggest doubling the recipe and making two rounds. Since this is for our furry friends, safe ingredients take priority over the appearance. Hope that helps!
Alison says
I made this for our frenchie’s birthday and he loved it! I made it as cupcakes for easier consumption, though I’m sure he would have been happy to eat an even bigger portion. He loved the frosting! I actually just whipped up a fresh batch for him to enjoy on Thanksgiving. 🙂
Tonya Grove says
🐾❤️🐾 My Lilbaby boy Leo (5-6lb Yorkie) & his friends/buddies Loved Leo’s 1st birthday cake yesterday!! Thank you for the recipe! 🐾❤️🐾
Deborha Blair says
This is the greatest both my dogs enjoyed the cake . I’ve also made your ice cream and treats .. Thank You ❤️♥️🐶🐶
Debra says
I doubled this recipe and made a cake and mini cupcakes. This was for my oldest boy’s 14th birthday. I used coconut for the oil and oat flour instead wheat flour. I did not have yogurt so the cake received a simple glaze made from coconut oil and creamy peanut butter. The top was decorated with 6 six mini cupcakes/muffins. The dogs went wild for it. There were six dogs at the birthday party and it received six paws up.
Could not figure out how to post a pic but believe me it looked darling.
Sarah says
Our Silver Labrador loved this, but we made them into Cupcakes for her 1st Birthday. She loved them so much and we even made a separate batch without Applesauce for our Maine Coon Cats!
Kat says
I love this recipe! We’ve made them for our dogs as “pupcakes”, instead of 1 larger cake. Recipe yields about 8 cupcakes. I bake them at 350 convection for about 16 minutes.
Susan says
I made this over the weekend and had a small pawty for my pup. The pups went nuts over the cake which I embellished with real bacon! Thanks for the recipe!
Stephanie says
This was a MASSIVE hit at my pup’s first birthday party. People said I should go into dog party business because of it! I told them I will send them the link. Every dog loved the cake. I guess you could say “My dog cake brings all the dogs to my yard.” Thank you so much for making my puppy’s first one to remember.
Jada says
My boys loved this cake! Their birthdays are a few weeks apart and I’m going to make it again for my littlest boy. But they devoured this cake. I had a lot of fun making it and letting them lick the icing off of the spoon like I did as a kid. It was so cute! You can’t go wrong with this cake
Anna says
Our labradoodle Ozzie loved them! Made them as directed but in mini-muffin tins and only baked for about 15 minutes. Made about 15 mini-cupcakes.
Abby says
I made this recipe to the T and doubled it for a layer cake. I followed directions exactly and the batter seemed very thick, not like cake batter and it did not rise at all. Now I have two tiny layers like an inch thick each, of that. Is it supposed to look like this ?!
Christi Johnstone says
Yes, it’s a dense cake, in order to limit the ingredients, it’s not a light and fluffy birthday cake like you’d make for a friend.