While diligentlty following #StayAtHome orders, the Cozy Cafe Crew has been working on recipes to incorporate into the cafe menu. But nobody said those recipes have to be for human customers only.....
In honor of #NationalPetDay, here is a recipe for a dog-friendly cake! This recipe makes one small cake. Corgi-tested, mom-approved!
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Ingredients
Cake:
1/2 cup flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 cup peanut butter
1 banana
1/4 cup strawberries
2 eggs
2 tsp cinnamon
Frosting:
1/2 cup plain Greek Yogurt
1/8 cup cream cheese
1/4 cup peanut butter
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Combine dry ingredients (flour, cinnamon, baking soda) in a bowl.
Mash or puree banana and strawberry. Transfer to a large bowl.
Fold in dry ingredients.
Add eggs. Stir thouroughly.
Add peanut butter and stir. (You should have a batter consistency now).
Spray a small baking pan with non-fat baking spray (i.e. Pam).
Pour cake into pan and bake for 20-30 minutes, or until cake is golden brown and middle is set.
While cake is baking, work on frosting.
Combine greek yogurt, peanut butter, and cream cheese in bowl.
Mix until frosting a fluffy, whipped texture.
*Optional: add chopped blueberries to frosting mixture.
Let cake cool before frosting.
Spread frosting evenly over cake, use piping bag to decorate, or do both.
Use small treats, blueberries, or other things your dog loves to eat as decorations. Get creative!
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We hope your puppy enjoys this cake as much as our pets did! Please keep in mind that this recipe is designed for a dog with no pre-existing health conditions or food allergies, so be mindful of your own dog's health before attempting Also, while all components of this cake are fit for human consumption, there is no additional sugar in the recipe, so it probably will not suit a human palette.
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