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Learn how to make a birthday cake for your dog! The recipe and instructions are below. For more delicious recipes for your pooch, check out this article for homemade dog treats vet-approved.

Milo turned one recently and we made a huge deal about it! We pulled out all the stops including making him a homemade dog birthday cake and one of his favorite human food recipes — bacon and eggs!

Read on to learn how you can make a birthday cake for your dog too! Last year, we made our cat a birthday cake too so now you can spoil your puppies also.

If you are like us, you love to spoil your dog. he has more toys than any of my kids had, and don't get me started on all the pet treats we make for him.

Dog Birthday Cake Recipe

This special treat will be a fun way to say happy birthday to your sweet fur buddy! For your dog's birthday, go all out! Hang streamers, invite our furry friends over, and have a grand ol' time. That is what we do and it is SO fun!

This cake uses simple ingredients and takes no time to make. If this is your first time making your dog a cake, I promise it won't be your last.

For starters, you need to find the right size cake pans for your dog. For this recipe, we chose to use a 6″ round cake pan. You can also use this bone-shaped cake pan if you like.

For the actual cake, we used —

• flour — I like whole wheat flour but you can use half whole wheat and half all-purpose flour
• natural peanut butter
• Cinnamon
• eggs
• applesauce
• bananas

For the icing, we used Greek yogurt and blueberries. When you make the icing, if you find it is a little too runny, simply pop it in the freezer for about 20 minutes to allow it to set up some. This is the better way to make frosting for your puppies, but you can also use cream cheese instead.

Baking the Cake

Line a 6-inch round cake pan with parchment paper and spray with nonstick cooking spray.

In a large mixing bowl, mash two bananas well. The bananas act as a sweetener for the cake. Do not add artificial sweeteners. Sometimes these can be poisonous to your fur baby.

Next, add the dry ingredients. That includes flour, baking soda, baking powder, and cinnamon. Now add in the wet ingredients — peanut butter, applesauce, egg, and honey. Mix well.

Pour into your pan. You may have enough batter to make two cakes.

Bake 20-30 minutes in a preheated oven at 350 degrees F, until browned and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. 

Cool completely to room temperature before frosting.

To make the frosting: add the yogurt and the blueberries to a blender and blend until mixed. 

Frost the cake as desired. 

Store covered in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.

Once the cake was done and cooled, we put it on the wire rack to finish cooling it off completely. You want to make sure your cake is completely cooled off before adding the frosting to it.

For the icing decorations, we mixed the blueberries and yogurt. we frosted the cake and then used these fun Jimmie sprinkles from Nuts.com to decorate the top.

Milo LOVED his dog-friendly cake and it turned out great. Not only have we made dog birthday cakes, but we have also made a birthday cake for cats as well.

If you are looking for more homemade dog treat recipes vet approved check out the list below. It's the perfect way to celebrate those dog birthdays. However, make sure to pick according to your dog's breed (see this Yorkie food guide, for example).

Check out these other fun treats for your pets as well

• Blueberry Watermelon Pupsicles
• The Best Homemade Dog Treats
• Banana Pumpkin Dog Treats
• Homemade Peanut Butter Dog Biscuits