How to make a no-bake cake for your cat or dog
Looking for a fun and safe way to celebrate your furry friend’s birthday or gotcha day? This no-bake cake for cats and dogs is the perfect homemade treat! This no-bake cat birthday cake is also a fun option for dogs, making it an easy homemade birthday treat for your pets.
Made with simple, pet-safe ingredients, this easy no-bake cake requires no oven and comes together in minutes.
Whether you’re making a special cake for your dog or a tuna-flavored version for your cat, this recipe is completely customizable and totally adorable.
It’s always fun celebrating birthdays, and I think our cats and dogs deserve a special treat too! This homemade no-bake cake is an easy way to celebrate your pet’s birthday, gotcha day, or any special occasion.
Oh, come on, you’ve tried dressing your cat or dog up in a costume, hat, or sunglasses before. Maybe you’ve even put them in a pumpkin!
No-Bake Birthday Cake for Dogs and Cats
Here is a quick and easy no-bake birthday cake you can make for your dog or cat.
This little no-bake cake (make into a small cake-pop) is perfect for a smaller dog or cat. Add a candle on top and start singing!
This little no-bake cake is perfect for a smaller dog or cat. Add a birthday candle on top and start singing! That is, unless your pet is shy, then maybe hum the birthday song. Every day is special with our pets, and they bring such joy to our lives.
If you are looking for a personal cake recipe for you or a human friend, here is a delicious 8″ round cake recipe I love making!
This is Jack and Charlie…
I hope we get to celebrate many more birthdays with our pets, and now they have a fun little cake made especially for them.
Sometimes I think I even catch them dancing…
Celebrating With Jack and Charlie
Well, maybe they aren’t dancing… either way, we sure have fun with them both.
They are both indoor pets, but they like to play on the back porch sometimes.
This recipe was originally made to celebrate Charlie becoming a member of our family and his second birthday. We were so lucky to have him!
I sewed him a neckerchief with cupcakes on it just for his birthday.
You might also like my Pumpkin Peanut Butter Oatmeal Dog Biscuits, along with my favorite must-have items for your dog.
Pet-Safe Ingredients
Always check the ingredients in the foods you give your pet. Some peanut butters may contain xylitol, which is toxic to dogs. Choose a peanut butter that does not contain xylitol, and check the ingredient label before using it. If you’re unsure whether an ingredient is safe for your dog or cat, check with your veterinarian.
As far as the icing goes, the icing and sprinkles are made with sugar, so no unusual ingredients there.
This quick, easy recipe is perfect for a cat cake recipe or dog cake recipe. It’s the best birthday celebration cake or gatcha day recipe you can make. Have fun with it, I’m sure your pet will love their pet cake and all the attention on their special day.
I also have a Peanut Butter Banana Dog Treat Recipe here.
And if this post has you craving some Peanut butter, these PBJ Cupcakes are perfect
How to make a no-bake cake for your cat or dog
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups Dry cat or dog food
- 3 tablespoons peanut butter
- 1/4 cup pumpkin puree
- Icing:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons water
- 2 tablespoons sprinkles
Instructions
- Put pet food into a food processor along with peanut butter and pumpkin puree.
- Pulse until it resembles coarse crumbs and sticks together.
- Press into a 4-inch springform mini cake pan or roll into a cake pop.
- Remove from the cake pan.
- Mix 1 cup powdered sugar with 2 tablespoons of water to make icing to pour over top of the cake. Spread it with a spatula and decorate with sprinkles.
Notes
Isn’t peanut butter toxic for cats? If this recipe is made for dogs I can understand, but please don’t add any ingredients that can be harmful to your feline babies. You can even Google it and it will tell you that’s bad for them.
Peanut butter itself is not toxic to cats, but if it has xylitol added that is what can be toxic. Alternatives could be to use cream cheese or another item you and your cat would prefer.
My dogs just loved this cake, they sat for a photo first then dove right in. I had fun making it. I look forward to this being the new birthday tradition for them. Thnaks so much now I not only have great cake recipes for our birthday but for them too.
You really should not give your pet powdered sugar, nor sprinkles:) They wont die, but its not good for them, could lead to rotting teeth and diabetes etc. But beside from that its a really cute cake!
Well, one time a year on their birthday will not rot their teeth or cause a problem. It’s clearly, not something to serve to them every day nor did I recommend doing so. Birthdays are once a year 🙂
Where did you get the candle? Looking for one that long.
I bought them at a local store years ago but found similar candles online here https://amzn.to/2NFmwkG and https://amzn.to/2P2KvKP
Ur pretty Diane!
hi! what can we substitute for the cat or dog food?
i’m trying to make this for my dog’s birthday.
I haven’t made this cake with anything else, so I can’t offer a substitution at this time.
Is it necessary to have it chill for a few hours or can it be given right away? Also would a blender be okay to mix everything? If not is there any other way to do so?
Chilling it allows it to set up as it’s not baked and will crumble until the mixture is cold. (like a no-bake graham cracker crust, once it’s set up it doesn’t fall apart) there is not enough liquid for a blender to operate properly and it would probably not work well. If you don’t have a food processor, a manual food chopper will work, or chop the pet food very fine with a knife then stir in the remaining ingredients until it’s all combined.
I have a question? Is there any special reason why you used Iams Cat or Dog Proactive Health Senior Plus food? Will any brand or style of dry food work? Also, I do not want to use sugar and sprinkles for icing. What do you think of using plain Greek yogurt as the icing- maybe mixed with something else. I have not decide what to use as of yet. If you have any suggestions I would love to hear them. Thank you in advance.
You can use any type of dry cat/dog food for this recipe. Yes you can use Greek yogurt or even peanut butter to top the cake off with I’m sure your pet will love it.
are powdered sugar and sprinkles safe for my cat? it’s his birthday in a few weeks and this sounds like a cool recipe for him (and for him to share with his brother)
In all I’ve read and talked with others about small amounts are ok, I wouldn’t feed it to them everyday, but once in a while should be fine.
I do not offer health advice for people or pets, just my opinion, I always suggest doing what you feel is right.
I made this no bake “cake” for my bulldog’s birthday. It was very sloppy and difficult to form into a cake shape – do you think I over processed it in the food processor? I carefully measured the ingredients, and I refrigerated overnight. Have you come across this problem?
the mixture is crumbly, but pressing it into a springform pan like you would a graham cracker crust which is also about the same consistency and making sure to press it firm, and then refrigerate should result in it easy to come out of the pan, I haven’t had any trouble with the mixture. Did you put it into a springform pan? Even if you processed it more, it would be finer, the peanut butter and pumpkin puree will hold it together once it’s chilled 6 hours. You can try adding in another tablespoon of peanut butter if that makes it easier for you to work with.
Can you sub. The pumpkin for applesauce?
I haven’t tried it, but I think it would work.
Aww Happy birthday Charlie, how fun!
Haha… I was wondering what that was! Cake! This is claissc. How sweet is that tiny tiny bow?! Ahhh… I know about the excitement/SADNESS that come with your little one turning two. Just be glad that #3 isn’t coming up!
Happy birthday, Charlie!!! Fun idea!!!
How fun!
Aw, happy birthday to Charlie! You make me feel like a bad parent for not making my cats birthday cakes. 😉
What a great idea Diane!!
So adorable!! Your pets are blessed! 🙂
SUper clever!
Happy Birthday beautiful Charlie. I’m sure Jack had a blast at your party. Your Mom is very special to have made you your own birthday cake. It looks great and I hope you enjoyed it. All the best Charlie for a healthy & happy, fun-loving year!