Birthday Cake For Your Cat!
4 simple ingredients are all you needed for a plant-based treat filled with your cat’s favorite meaty flavors!
Last weekend, we celebrated our cat Coco’s 3-year adoption anniversary, which we lovingly refer to as her birthday.
In addition to giving her the gift of a catnip-filled ball with a bright magenta fake feather attached, and briefly adorning her with a birthday scarf for the occasion, we also served this special treat.
Is making a birthday cake for your cat a bit excessive? Not in this house.
I mean, is it even a pet party without a treat?
After all, as Julia Child famously said, ” A party without cake is just a meeting.”
Ingredients for a Cat’s Birthday Cake
You will need:
- 1/2 cup vegan tuna – I used Good Catch plant-based tuna. For better or worse, it smells just like the real thing.
- 1/2 cup vegan chicken, finely diced – 8 pieces of Gardein strips were the perfect amount.
- 1/4 cup cooked sweet potato, pureed
- 1/4 cup prepared mashed potatoes, creamy-style
Special equipment
Unless you want to shape it by hand, you will need some sort of mold for the cake.
I used a 2-inch biscuit cutter. A cookie cutter will also work; just make sure it’s tall enough to hold the entire treat mixture.
If you want to get fancy with the mashed potato frosting, you will also need a pastry bag and decorator tip.
How to Make a Birthday Cake For Your Cat
STEP ONE: Into a medium-size mixing bowl, stir together the vegan tuna and chicken.
STEP TWO: Stir in the pureed sweet potato until fully incorporated.
STEP THREE: Set a biscuit or cookie cutter onto a serving plate. Scoop the entire treat mixture into the mold, pressing down with your hands to ensure a tight fit. Carefully remove the cutter.
STEP FOUR: Fill a pastry bag with your desired amount of mashed potatoes, attach a decorator tip, and frost the cake.
STEP FIVE: Sing Happy Birthday and serve!
Storage
This birthday cake is a large portion for any cat to eat in one sitting. Leftovers can be stored, wrapped tightly in plastic wrap, in the refrigerator.
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Ingredients
- 1/2 cup vegan tuna
- 1/2 cup vegan chicken finely diced
- 1/4 cup cooked sweet potato pureed
- 1/4 cup prepared mashed potatoes creamy-style
Instructions
- Into a medium-size mixing bowl, stir together the vegan tuna and chicken.
- Stir in the pureed sweet potato until fully incorporated.
- Set a biscuit or cookie cutter onto a serving plate. Scoop the entire treat mixture into the mold, pressing down with your hands to ensure a tight fit. Carefully remove the cutter.
- Fill a pastry bag with your desired amount of mashed potatoes, attach a decorator tip, and frost the cake.
- Sing Happy Birthday and serve!
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