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Dog birthday cake recipe (mini pumpkin & peanut butter)

Treat — occasion only

A measured single-ramekin cake for birthdays and photos — not a meal. Always re-check peanut butter for xylitol.

Recipe status: not yet tested in our kitchen. Written from common treat guidance (see Sources below). We’ll add our own photos and notes after we make it.

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Yield: 1 mini cake ≈ 6 slices Prep: 10 min Cook: 22 min Total: 32 min

Treat only — not a complete diet. Homemade snacks do not replace a balanced commercial or veterinary diet. If your pet has a health condition, ask your vet before trying a new treat.

Ingredients

  • 80 g (1/3 cup) plain pumpkin purée — not pie mix
  • 1 large egg (about 50 g without shell)
  • 32 g (2 tablespoons) xylitol-free peanut butter
  • 25 g (1/4 cup) oat flour (or blended rolled oats)
  • 5 g (1 teaspoon) unsweetened applesauce (optional)
  • Optional finish: 5 g (1 teaspoon) xylitol-free peanut butter

Steps

  1. Heat the oven to 175°C (350°F). Grease a 175 ml (6-oz) ramekin or use a food-grade silicone cup.

  2. Whisk the egg, then stir in pumpkin, peanut butter, and optional applesauce until smooth.

  3. Fold in oat flour to a thick drop batter. No sugar, salt, chocolate, raisins, or onion/garlic seasoning.

  4. Fill the ramekin and bake 20–24 minutes until set in the center.

  5. Cool 10 minutes in the dish, then fully on a rack before any topping.

  6. Optional: smear 1 teaspoon peanut butter on top after cooling. Slice into about 6 pieces.

  7. Serve one small slice inside the day’s treat budget; store the rest chilled.

Calorie estimate (label as estimate): Whole cake roughly 330–390 kcal (estimate). One of 6 slices ≈ 55–65 kcal. Use Custom in the calculator.

Estimates use rough USDA-style values for plain foods and will vary by brand. Put your piece calories into the dog calorie calculator and keep snacks near 10% of daily calories (WSAVA / AAHA guidance).

Storage

Refrigerate in a covered container up to 3 days, or freeze slices up to 1 month. Thaw in the fridge.

Dogs vs cats

Dogs only. Do not share this peanut-butter cake with cats. For cats, use a tiny plain cooked meat crumb instead — see the cats page.

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