Vegan Cake for Dogs

We often have vegan potlucks in open public gardens and sometimes people bring along their dogs that are being raised on a plant-based diet. Whenever this happens, I try to get something special for them coz vegan doggies are the sweetest 🙂

I made this cake for the vegan fur-babes Karma (white), Legacy (golden brown), and Sultan (black & white) who honored me by happily devouring it all up! Ah, the heart-warming fulfillment of watching these innocent beings enjoy something I lovingly made for them… pure bliss!

Here’s a disclaimer though: while all the vegan dogs I have fed this to ate it happily and asked for more, none of my community dogs—who primarily live on roti/eggs//milk fed by the neighbors and scraps from the roadside non-veg dhaba—took even a single bite. I tried to force-feed a piece to Jackie and he spat it out. Yeah. However, don’t let that scare you as vegan dogs do enjoy it!

Do try if your dog is fed a plant-based diet and share their feedback 🙂

Preparation time: 20 minutes

Baking time: 40 minutes

Yields 8 medium slices

Ingredients

• 2 cups whole wheat flour
• 4 medium over-ripe bananas, chopped coarsely
• 1 medium carrot, grated
• ½ cup coconut oil
• 2 heaped tablespoons peanut butter
• Juice from half a lemon
• 2 tablespoons chopped roasted peanuts (optional)
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon powder (it is dog-friendly)

Method:

1. Sift the flour and baking soda 2-3 times. Keep aside.
2. Blend the bananas, lemon juice, and peanut butter until smooth and creamy. Transfer to a big mixing bowl.
3. Add coconut oil to the banana mix and whisk. Add the grated carrot and cinnamon.
4. Mix in the flour and chopped peanuts, if using.
5. Bake in a pre-heated oven at 170 degrees Celsius for 40 minutes.

This is best served to doggies when slightly warm 🙂

Note: Ensure your dog is not allergic to peanuts/gluten.