A Tripawd New Year’s Feast

Are you pawtying extra hard on this New Year’s Eve to celebrate your three-legged victory?

If so, Tripawd Spokesdawg Wyatt Ray, wants to wish you a very hoppy new year and he has one small request: please eat extra doggie friendly cake on his behalf, since he can’t pawty because he’s recovering from his stomach blockage surgery. For some great doggy cakes you can make at home to celebrate your very special Tripawd journey, we hope you’ll enjoy these easy and tasty recipes.

Rachael Ray’s Bacon and Beef Doggy Birthday Cake Recipe

Who else can make a tasty doggy birthday cake other than the one and only Rachael Ray? Here’s how she celebrated her dog Isaboo’s 9th birthday, courtesy of PeoplePets.

Ingredients:
• 5 slices bacon
• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 pound ground pork
• 1 cup cooked barley
• 2 large carrots, peeled and grated
• ½ cup chopped parsley
• 1 egg
• Salt

For the frosting:
• 1 slice of roasted beet – from salad bar, or roasted yourself**
• Splash of water
• 8 ounces cream cheese

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350ºF.
2. Place bacon onto a baking pan and cook for 12 minutes or until crispy. Remove and allow bacon to cool; once cool, crumble into tiny pieces.
3. In a large mixing bowl, combine remaining ingredients with half of the crumbled bacon. Form into a heart-shaped meat loaf and bake for 45 minutes.
4. For the frosting, combine the beet and water in a food processor and purée; add the cream cheese and process until mixture is pink and smooth.
5. Place frosting into a piping bag to personalize your message. Sprinkle the remaining bacon crumbles on top as you would sprinkles or jimmies.
6. **To roast your own beets, preheat the oven to 400ºF. Remove the tops and the roots of the beets and peel each one with a vegetable peeler. Cut beets in quarters. Place the cut beets on a baking sheet and toss with extra-virgin olive oil, salt and pepper. Roast for 35 to 40 minutes.

Angel Tahoe’s Grain-Free Peanut Butter Apple Blueberry Doggy Cake

This recipe from Angel Tahoe and his pack is based on Spirit Roxy’s special celebration cake, but with blueberries added.

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes

Yield: 1 large doggy cake
Serving Size: Varied. Depends on dog’s size.

Ingredients


• 1 egg
• 3 Tablespoons peanut butter
• 1/2 apple, finely chopped
• 1 cup blueberries
• 
1/2 teaspoon baking powder

Instructions

1. 
Preheat oven to 350.
2. Mix all ingredients together until smooth.
3. Grease a ramekin or a jumbo muffin tin. Fill with batter.
4. Bake for 20 minutes, or until golden and a toothpick comes out clean.
5. Let cool for a couple minutes, and then slide
the cake out of the baking container.
Cool on a cooling rack for 5 minutes before serving to your dog.
6. You may frost with extra peanut butter, if desired.