This dog-friendly pumpkin and peanut butter cake with blueberries is an tasty cake recipe for dogs. It’s pawfect if you’d prefer a traditional baked cake, cupcake, or pupcake instead of a meatloaf-style dog cake. With yummy pumpkin, delicious nutritious blueberries, and a hint of irresistible peanut butter, it’s doggone droolworthy. I have to admit that it smelled pretty great to me too! You might even be tempted to taste test a piece, if the dogs are willing to share. Here are the recipe details for homemade pumpkin and blueberry cake for dogs.
Mmmm... Cake!
We don’t make dog-friendly cakes very often around here, but when we do, our boys get VERY excited. Cakes are usually an extra special celebration treat for birthdays, but also occasionally for special events and (of course) as part of our recipe development and testing. This recipe was baked as an adaptation from Oli’s pumpkin and peanut butter dog birthday cake. It wasn’t created as part of posting prep, but it smelled too doggone delicious not to share the details here on the blog. The blog dog taste testers agree.
Pumpkin and Peanut Butter with Blueberries Dog Cake Recipe
Homemade Pumpkin and Blueberry Cake for Dogs
This recipe was adapted from our pumpkin and peanut butter dog birthday cake recipe. The recipe fits one mini-springform pan (affiliate link), as pictured, but can be made in different pans or as a small batch of mini-muffins, if you prefer. This is a thick muffin-like cake batter, and it makes a lovely dense moist cake or tasty little pupcakes.
Cake Ingredients:
Cake:
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup smooth peanut butter
- 1/2 cup of plain pumpkin puree, dog-friendly pumpkin baby food, or equivalent substitute
- 1 tbsp ground flax or LSA
- 1 tbsp chia seeds
- Sprinkle of Ceylon cinnamon (optional)
- 1/2 cup self-raising wholemeal flour or equivalent substitute
- 1/4 cup of blueberries (fresh or frozen)
Optional to Serve:
- Thick-style yogurt or whipped cream
- Sprinkle of Ceylon cinnamon
I didn’t ice this cake, but if you’re making a special birthday cake or pupcakes, a yogurt frosting would be yummy with this homemade pumpkin and blueberry cake for dogs. Check out our collection of dog birthday cakes for yummy ideas.
Making the Cake:
- Preheat your oven to 160C (or local equivalent) and gather together your baking ingredients and materials. Lightly oil your pan(s).
- Combine the egg, peanut butter, and baby food in a small mixing bowl.
- Stir in the flax/LSA, chia seeds, and cinnamon (optional).
- Add flour and mix until just combined as you would a muffin batter, then gently stir in the blueberries to distribute through the batter.
- Spoon into a prepared mini springform pan (or alternative baking pan/dish of your preference) and smooth/tap to even out the batter.
- Bake for approximately 25 minutes (time will depend on pan shape/size). Check the middle if unsure, as you would with a human cake.
- Remove to cool slightly before loosening the spring-form ring to cool completely.
Dog-Friendly Cake Making Tips and Tricks
- See our post on homemade birthday and special occasion dog cakes for info on types of cakes, decorating ideas, storage, and more.
- Cakes can be baked into other shapes and sizes. Remember to adjust your cooking times and/or temperatures accordingly. Since my cake was just a single mini springform pan, I used the toaster oven to bake it. It’s far more energy efficient than the full sized oven.
- If baking in advance, cooled cake can be wrapped short term or frozen for longer storage. You can also freeze leftover pieces.
Recipe and Ingredient Tips and Tricks
- Take care when shopping for ingredients for dog treats. Be particularly cautions about artificial sweeteners, especially xylitol, which is extremely dangerous for dogs. Xylitol may also be labelled as sweetener code 967 instead of by name.
- I used baby food in this cake batter. Canned pumpkin puree (plain pumpkin, not spiced or sweetened pie filling) can be used instead. It isn’t common here, although I’m not sure why since Kiwis love pumpkin. You can also use homemade pumpkin puree, but that usually has much less water so you may need to play around with the flour quantity or add some liquid for a suitable batter consistency.
- Not into pumpkin? Unsweetened applesauce would be a great substitute for the pumpkin baby food in this recipe. Yum!
- In addition to being doggone delicious and fragrant, cinnamon offers some great health benefits to dogs (and people); however, it’s not suitable for everyone. Pregnant or nursing dogs in particular should not be given cinnamon. Ceylon cinnamon, also referred to as real cinnamon, is the recommended variety for dogs, if/when used.
Hungry for more tasty treats? There are all sorts of homemade dog treat ideas in our blog archives. You can also use use the category and tag labels above/ below this post to find other recipes that might be of interest or use our internal search tools to find something specific. Remember, treats (bought or homemade) are for spoiling your pup in moderation. We share ideas from treats that we’ve made ourselves for our pets, but different animals have different preferences (likes/dislikes), just like people. Some pets may have special dietary requirements and/or food allergies/intolerances. If you are ever in doubt or have questions about what’s suitable for your pet, have a chat with your trusted vet.
