How to Make a Cake for a Cat: Healthy Coconut Flour Recipe

Coconut Flour Cake for Cats (With Icing)

Many people consider their pets to be a part of the family, so it is no surprise that some cat owners choose to celebrate the birthday (or adoption days) of their feline companion. Making a cake for your cat can be a fun way to add interest, variety, and nutrition to your pet’s meal.

This quick and easy recipe uses coconut flour, a highly nutritious flour derived from the byproduct of coconut oil formation. It's also gluten-free, unlike wheat, rice, and other flours typically used for pet treat ingredients. Coconut oil is a marvelously healthy alternative to other vegetable oils, and it comes highly recommended for pets and people alike. Pets love the taste of both.

Substitutions and Adaptions

Here are a few things to keep in mind when making minor changes to the cat cake.

Cake Size

This recipe makes a small cake and calls for a small cake pan, but it can be altered to make larger sizes. Simply make enough dry mixture to combine with the wet mixture. You can even make a double or triple-layer cake by using multiple pans.

Flour

Coconut flour and coconut oil are highly recommended because of their enhanced nutritive qualities and other benefits, but substitutes can be made here too. If another flour is used, more than 1/4 cup will probably be necessary.

Powdered Cat Food

If you don't use dry/dehydrated cat food, The Honest Kitchen has small trial-size packs of their "Prowl" cat food, which is perfect for this recipe. This food uses free-range chicken. The first 9 ingredients are chicken, eggs, potatoes, sweet potatoes, organic flaxseed, pumpkin, spinach, cranberries, and rosemary. This cake can serve as a nutritious meal for your pet that should be tasty without adding unnecessary unhealthy ingredients.

Main Ingredients

• 1/4 Cup Coconut Flour
• 1/4 Cup Powdered Cat Food, Such as the honest kitchen brand 'Prowl'
• 1 Egg, Beaten
• 1/2 Tablespoon Coconut Oil
• Paté Cat food

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Optional (to Taste)

• Flaxseed (ground)
• Chia seed
• Cheese ( grated or shredded, whichever your pet may prefer).
• Cat treats or catnip

Instructions

1. Mix the dry ingredients (coconut flour, powdered cat food, flax seed, dry cat treats, cheese, and chia seed, in a bowl).
2. Mix the wet ingredients (one beaten egg and 1/2 tablespoon melted coconut oil.
3. Slowly add dry ingredient mixture to the egg mixture until you arrive at a doughy consistency. Water can be added if it is too crumbly.
4. Pack the dough into a small cake pan (approximately 4 inches diameter) coated with your chosen oil and cook at 350° F for 15 minutes or when cake-like consistency is reached.
5. Decorate! Frosting can be canned wet cat food, tuna fish, or if your cat likes it, there are yogurt-based and carob-based frosting available. Decorate the cake with dry cat treats that your pet loves. Bonito flakes and cat treats in special shapes are great for this. You can also sprinkle on some cat nip.

Can Cats Have Frosting?

Canned cat food makes a great frosting for this cake, and there are many healthy brands available. I used the Instinct brand. If you prefer to try your pet with a more human-inspired cake, you can use real frosting made from melted yogurt chips or use pet-specific brand frosting, such as that offered by K9 Cakery.

This can also be used for writing your pet's name on the top. Simply place some in a plastic bag and cut a small hole in the corner so that it can be squeezed out. Or, you can use an old ketchup bottle.

Enjoy!

Additional Resources

• The Benefits of Cooking With Coconut Flour for Pets
  Coconut flour hosts many nutritional benefits for pets and humans. It's perfect for homemade dog treats and more.
• Coconut Oil for Pets: Numerous Benefits Dogs, Cats
  The benefits of coconut oil aren't just for people. This highly useful substance has substantial nutritional support for animals including mammals, reptiles, and more.

This article is accurate and true to the best of the author’s knowledge. It is not meant to substitute for diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, prescription, or formal and individualized advice from a veterinary medical professional. Animals exhibiting signs and symptoms of distress should be seen by a veterinarian immediately.