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Cat Cake Recipes: 5 Vet-Approved Homemade Treats

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What’s more festive or celebratory than a decadent cake? We can’t imagine a birthday or holiday without one, and sharing these moments with our cats shouldn’t be an exception! For dedicated cat owners, we figured it was time to whip one of these irresistible cat desserts fitting for any feline. These may not be your average cakes, as our cats don’t appreciate sweets quite as much as we do, but rest assured, each of these will be a hit with your cat at every holiday or birthday!

While these cakes are delicious, they are only meant to be offered on special occasions. Some cats are sensitive to wheat, so we recommend substituting rice flour to avoid this problem and reduce the number of carbohydrates. You can add egg white to the recipe to help the cake bind together, which will add to the protein content of the cake, making it even more appealing to your little carnivore!

Learn how to make delicious desserts with these simple cat cake recipes!

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Top 5 Homemade Cat Cake Recipes

1. Easy & Impressive Tuna Cat Cake

Cat Cake

Easy Tuna Cat Cake

Whip up a simple, nutritious cake for your cat using just four ingredients: tuna, flour, eggs, and cheese! Take this cake over the top with a unique garnish that your cat will adore. This easy cat birthday cake resembles more of a kitty cupcake than a cake! Not only will this recipe be an absolute hit with its main ingredient being tuna, but the icing on the cake is a shrimp topper!
Prep Time 6 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 21 minutes
Servings 2

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Bowl
  • Cooling rack
  • Cupcake tray

Ingredients
 

  • 1 can tuna drained
  • 2 tbsp flour
  • 1 pinch shredded cheese
  • 1 egg white
  • Whole shrimp optional garnish

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your oven to 350 F.
  • Mix all of the ingredients together.
  • Pour the mixture into your cupcake tray. Make sure you don't fill over 2/3 of the way.
  • Bake for 15 minutes.
  • Let cool on a wire cooling rack.
  • Garnish with whole shrimp (peeled) or your cat's favorite treats!

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2. Tuna & Cheese Cake

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What’s the one thing that could possibly make tuna even better? Cheese, of course! This simple 4 ingredient recipe is perfect for any occasion!

Ingredients
  • Tuna
  • Flour
  • Egg white
  • Cheese
Steps
  • Preheat oven to 200 degrees
  • Mix the tuna, egg whites, and finely chopped cheese in a bowl. You can also beat the mixture into a dough.
  • Gradually add the flour while you mix to prevent any lumps.
  • Pour it into a mold and put it in the oven. Let it bake for about 15 minutes.

3. Tuna, Chicken & Sweet Potato Cake with Mashed Potato Frosting

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If you want to serve your cat a 5-star treat—a true work of art—this is the cat cake recipe for you. This cat birthday cake recipe includes all of their favorites and combines them into a savory treat that might have you considering serving this as the main course.

Ingredients
  • 1 5-ounce can white albacore tuna in water with no salt added
  • 1/2 cup finely diced cooked chicken
  • 1/2 cup pure sweet potato puree
  • Rice flour, optional
  • Mashed potatoes for frosting, also optional
Steps
  • Line a small rimmed baking sheet with waxed paper.
  • Open the tuna can and drain the tuna of any water, then scoop the tuna into a medium mixing bowl. Flake the tuna into small bits.
  • Add the diced chicken to the bowl, then stir in the sweet potato puree, adding just enough to keep the mixture together.
  • If your sweet potato is a little watery, add rice flour 1 teaspoon at a time to soak up the excess moisture.
  • Place a 1-inch round cookie cutter on a plate, then scoop the mix into the cutter, smoothing it to the edges.
  • Lift the cutter.
  • To frost the cake, pipe the mashed potatoes with a pastry bag fitted with a large piping tip, or you can just dollop a bit on top.

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4. Seafood Cake

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If your cat is anything like ours, you know they are all for the seafood diet—when they see food, they eat it. Preparing this deep-sea delight is an excellent choice for the most special of kitty holidays!

Ingredients
  • 6 tablespoons of wheat flour
  • Mussels
  • 3 raw eggs
  • Peeled shrimp
  • Grated cheese
  • Squid
Steps
  • Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius
  • Put the shrimp, squid, mussels, cheese in a bowl and add the flower
  • Beat the eggs on the side and you can add them to the bowl and mix them together
  • Pour it into a mold or individual and place them in the oven for 15 minutes
  • Once the 15 minutes are up, take the molds out, sit them on the side to cool

5. Salmon Cat Cake

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Adorable and pink, your cat will be drawn in by the color, and stay for the hearty flavor!

Ingredients
  • Salmon
  • 3 or 4 tablespoons of grated cheese or parmesan
  • 3 tablespoons of flour
  • 1 egg
Steps
  • Preheat the oven to 180 degrees.
  • Shred the salmon as much as possible and add the beaten egg
  • Add flour slowly while stirring to prevent any lumps from forming
  • Once the dough is completely uniform, add the cheese and put it in the oven.
  • Let it cook for 15 to 20 minutes

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Conclusion

Celebrating with your cat is one of the most rewarding and fun things we, as pet owners, can do. Hopefully, you had fun learning how to make cat cakes with our go-to recipes. We doubt you’ll be able to finish singing your cat a rendition of the birthday song before they are ready to dive in. Remember to blow out and remove any candles before serving!

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  1. Thanks so much for the information… Done with store bought cat food (not knocking cat food makers, but I think I need to know EXACTLY what is being put in my cat's dish). Going to the grocery store today to purchase fresh meats to fix. At least I will know exactly what my cat will be actually eating.

    1. Hi BjC, just please keep in mind these recipes are not intended for daily feeding as they are not a complete and balanced diet for a cat. The recipes are only Treats as the title says, they are meant to be given only for special occasions. Similar to how you cannot eat only cake 24/7.

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