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Birthday Meat Cake

A turkey, egg, pumpkin, and oat cake with Greek yogurt and sweet potato frosting, decorated with carrots.

Prep time
30 minutes
Cook time
60-70 minutes (similar to Gordie Loaf — confirm and update)
Difficulty
medium
Yield
TODO
Fridge storage
3-4 days
Freezer life
Freeze un-frosted for up to 2 months; frost after thawing

Dog Approval RatingNot yet rated

Ingredients

Cake

  • Turkey
  • Eggs
  • Pumpkin
  • Oats

Frosting

  • Greek yogurt
  • Mashed sweet potato

Decoration

  • Carrots

Instructions

  1. Bake the cake layer (see Gordie Loaf method for a similar bake time/temp as a starting point — confirm and update).
  2. Cool completely.
  3. Frost with the Greek yogurt and mashed sweet potato mixture.
  4. Decorate with carrots.

Dog Approval Rating

Coming soon, getting notes from Sailor.

Version History

  • v1.0 — Original recipe.

Personal Notes

The birthday special — TODO: note which birthdays this was made for. Original notes did not specify bake time/temp or exact quantities; fill in once confirmed.

This cake is apparently good enough to earn a five-star review:

Sherman’s five-star Yelp review of “Whiskers Corner & Selena’s Spot,” mentioning that they’ll make special cakes if you call ahead for a birthday

Sherman T., Elite ’2021, 5 stars: “If you call ahead and tell them it’s your brother’s birthday they will make special cakes.”

Originally made for
Gordie
Current tester
Sailor
Recipe version
1.0

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