My first ever dog cake recipe
Made them for the first time the other day for a gala day I was attending. Made the night before the gala I was a bit nervous if they would even turn out ok, but I needn’t have worried, this recipe is bullet proof and its hard to get it wrong. So it turned out really well. More like a cake/bread like texture than biscuit. This is done generally using just liver but I was low on liver and had some kidney so put that in too. I don’t have exact guidelines for doing this but there is not much too it, just prepare and chuck it together then cook it!
Ingredients
One packet of liver, Two packets of kidney, A good few eggs, Wholemeal flour
Method
Put the liver, kidney and an egg or two into the blender (you probably won’t get it all into a blender on one go so might have to do it in segments).
Blitz until it has the consistency of a thick smoothie. Please note it’s awful thick and will test your blender’s motor. Also check regularly that stringy bits of fat havent twined themselves around the blade. Next, fold in the flour. Add the flour in parts till it’s about it 50% flour to 50% meat.
You will now have a thick sticky goo that you can spread into a big slab onto the baking tray, when I did it, it was about an inch thick once spread evenly on the baking tray.
Put into a preheated oven at 150c for around 2 hours. Once cooked it kinda resembles a non risen bread. Cut into small squares and put into freezer for when you need them.
Alternativley another very similar pup treat is my recipe for liver cake for dogs which comes in an easy step by step guide.
Thanks, these are great! I was wondering if freezing raw chicken or raw salmon (I heard there is a bacteria in it that is deadly to dogs) is not dangerous?
I tried this recipe with 800grams of liver. Took ages longer to dry (fair buff there was more of it).
BUT it totally crumbles t after it’s been in my treat bag for 5 minutes, making it useless.
Did I do something wrong?
I have always been told by vets that garlic should never be given to dogs. So is there something better to substitute?
just dont add it if you dont want it, doesnt need a substitute.
Oh, wow, this is an amazing article!
My dog loves dried fruit – banana, apple, and a bit of apricot, pineapple – and is obsessed with dried sweet potato, but they are all becoming very expensive in the UK. Do you have recommendations for how long to dehydrate these non-meat products?
My dog really loves dried banana that is still a bit chewy. Only one place sells it and it is £4.20 or so for 100g. I’ve never tried dehydrating anything but would it be easy to get the banana to that chewy stage rather than becoming the hard, brittle, banana chip that is usually what goes for dried banana?
Any tips for dehydrating sweet potato?
I only have the dehydration function on an air fryer, and an air fryer oven: do you have any tips on ensuring fruit and veg doesn’t stick to the tray (or is this not an issue with dehydration?).
Do you recommend specific cuts of beef? I don’t eat beef myself so I’m clueless on what the different ones are.
Thanks for the ideas. Everything is getting ludicrously expensive and I would rather work out how to give my pup her favourites with dehydrating fruit, veg, and meat, than having to cut back. I came here looking for a biltong recipe and found so many other ideas!
What is the quantity of couscous in your fish recipe please anita