This Easy Dog Birthday Cake is made with four ingredients, can be ready in 30 minutes, and is perfectly safe for your dog to indulge in! It is such a fun and easy way to celebrate your favorite puppy while still being simple and healthy.
Our dogs, Chipper and Champ, are treated like family. I'm picky about what we feed them, so I made sure that all of the ingredients in this dog birthday cake recipe were dog-friendly. If you're here then I assume that you love your good boy or girl as much as I love mine and I am so happy to be able to help you spoil them with a fun little treat! Whether it's for the 1st birthday or the 15th your pup will love this cake!
You definitely need a human birthday cake to celebrate alongside your dog cake! Check out my Easy Moist Vanilla Cake, Peanut Butter Chocolate Lava Cakes, or Roasted Strawberry Shortcake!
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Why You'll Love This Recipe
- There are only four simple ingredients, just enough to hold the cake together and make it delicious for your good boy or girl!
- You're avoiding harmful ingredients that might be in a store-bought dog cake. This recipe for a dog friendly cake skips all the preservatives and extra ingredients!
- It will help celebrate your pup's special day. These Funfetti Cookie Sandwiches are a fun way for your to celebrate along side your dog.
- This recipe is so quick and easy to make. You can have it in the oven in less than 10 minutes. My Fudgy Brownies are just as quick if you're looking to satisfy your own sweet tooth!
- It is a small dog birthday cake recipe. Most puppy birthday cake recipes are for large cakes, this one is great single dog cupcake for any size dog breed.
Ingredients
- The egg will hold the dog cake recipe together and is a great source of nutrition for dogs.
- Peanut Butter will add flavor to the cake (what dog doesn't love peanut butter?) and provide healthy fat. Find a brand that does not contain xylitol, it is toxic to dogs. I highly recommend using a natural peanut butter made with only peanuts and salt. You can use the extra peanut butter to make these Peanut Butter Chocolate Lava Cakes!
- Apples also add flavor and are a good source of vitamins. Be sure to remove the core and seeds completely.
- If used in moderation, diluted, and baked, as it is in this canine birthday cake, baking powder is perfectly safe for dogs. It will help the cake to rise, but you are welcome to leave it out if you'd like.
See the recipe card below for a full list of ingredients and measurements.
Substitutions & Variations
- If you would rather not use apples, substitute them with pear. It is also safe for dogs to eat.
- You can substitute the peanut butter with almond or cashew butter.
- The baking powder can be left out if you don't want to use it, but the finished product will not rise as much and may be a little dense.
- You can bake the cake in a bone shaped or other design baking pan.
- If you're into cake decorating and want to add some frosting you can make homemade whipped cream with only heavy whipping cream and make this a Pinterest perfect dog birthday cake!
- You can also use plain greek yogurt to ice the dog cakes. I'd just be sure to use plain and not flavored to avoid extra sugar.
This recipe has not been tested with other substitutions or variations. If you replace or add any ingredients, please let us know how it turned out in the comments below!
Step-By-Step Instructions
STEP 1: Add the chopped apple to a bowl.
STEP 2: Add the peanut butter, baking powder, and egg.
STEP 3: Mix the ingredients until fully combined.
STEP 4: Pour the batter into a ramekin and bake at 350 degrees (F) for 25-30 minutes.
Recipe FAQs
No, they can't! Dog stomachs are different than humans and a lot of the foods we eat can hurt their stomachs. This dog birthday cake is made especially for your dog's sensitive stomach.
Definitely! There are plenty of dog bakeries that will sell what you are looking for, however, these can be expensive and have a lot of preservatives and undesirable ingredients. This recipe has minimal ingredients and expenses involved.
Room Temperature: You can store this dog cake in an air-tight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.
Refrigerator: The cake can be stored in an air-tight container in the fridge for up to 1 week.
Freezer: This dog birthday cake recipe can be stored in an air-tight container in the freezer for up to 2 months.
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Recipe
Easy Dog Birthday Cake
Ingredients
For Dog Cake:
- 1 large egg lightly beaten
- 3 tablespoons (50 grams) peanut butter
- ½ apple finely chopped
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
Instructions
For Dog Cake:
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees (F). Spray a ramekin with non-stick spray and set aside.
- In a small bowl combine all of the ingredients and mix until fully combined.
- Pour the mixture into the prepared ramekin. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool completely.
- Remove from the ramekin and serve.
Notes
- Be sure to remove the stem and seeds completely. They are toxic to dogs.
- You can leave out the baking powder if desired, but the cake will not rise as well and will be a bit dense.
- The provided nutrition information is an estimate for the entire cake, the calorie accuracy is not guaranteed.
Kristen says
Just made it for my pups first birthday and it came out perfect:) thanks so much for sharing 🙂
Ellie Haley says
Yay!
Kelly says
My Cooper turns 2 October 31st and I will be trying this recipe for him this year. last year I bought him a pup cake. I'm wondering what kind of icing I can use or make to decorate it? Any suggestions? I am new to this and want to make sure I use the safest things for CooperBoy and my daughter's fur-babies❤️. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated 😁
Ellie Haley says
You can use unflavored greek yogurt or peanut butter or mix the two! I hope Cooper enjoys and has the best birthday!
Cathy says
These were supper easy, I doubled the recipe and my dogs loved them!
Ellie Haley says
So glad your pups enjoyed!
Janice says
The cake came out so cute! What a great recipe.
Ellie Haley says
I'm blushing!
Lillianna says
Love this recipe! I used the amount of four servings and put it in one cake pan. My dogs loved it! They are big fans of parmeshan so I sprinkled a little on each slice, they loved it!
Ellie Haley says
How fun! I'm glad it was a hit!
Eamoot says
Super easy, healthy and delicious!!
harrison says
this seems like a good and simple recipe for my dog website
Piper Bolton says
I made a few of these to celebrate the birthday of one of my dogs (I have 5), and the 3 girls LOVED them. However I have 2 males that don't really like peanut butter, so they refused to eat them, lol. But they really like coconut so I was wondering if substituting the peanut butter and apples for coconut oil and coconut might work with this recipe?
Anonymous says
Oops, I forgot to rate them.
Ellie Haley says
I'm so glad! I would love to hear how it works with the coconut oil!
Jessica says
This was a perfect recipe, my dog devoured it! I added an icing on top which was a mixture of plain greek yogurt and peanut butter.
Sam says
What size ramekin did you use?
Ellie Haley says
I used a 6 ounce ramekin.
Anna says
This was SO easy and loved by doggo and humans (who couldn't resist a taste) alike! We will definitely be baking it again in the future. Or for breakfast lol.
Jen says
Exactly what I was looking for in a recipe!! Super easy for my pup’s bday!!
Ellie Haley says
yay! I love that!
Lizzie says
Followed the recipe and my dog loved it!
I wasn't sure if I needed to or not, but I peeled the apple before putting it in, and I used crunchy peanut butter. Still came out perfect!
Thank you!
Lizzie says
Meant to put 5 stars 🙂
Ellie Haley says
So glad your pup loved it!
DebiR says
Can you use applesauce instead of apples?
Ellie Haley says
I have never tried it so I'm not sure how it would turn out. It would add more liquid than regular apples do so you would probably need to bake it longer.
Brooks says
Great recipe I'm going to try enlarge it.
Thank you , Brooks
Marcia Beech says
Can you like double or triple the recipe to make a larger cake and bake in a loaf pan?
Ellie Haley says
I have never done this, but I don't see why not! The baking time will obviously be longer.