This easy sweet potato cake recipe uses real sweet potato as one of the ingredients. While the cake is baking, a wonderful and enticing aroma will permeate your kitchen.
We also include a sweet potato dog treat recipe for you at the bottom of the page.
Dogs are carnivorous by nature but have adapted to the human palate over the years due to humans treating them similarly. Although some dogs will turn their noses up at fruits and vegetables, potatoes seem to pique their interest, especially the robust flavor of a sweet potato or yam. Either sweet potatoes, which tend to be more yellowish, or yams, which are potatoes with a deep orange hue, can be used to make this delicious dog treat recipe.
These orange-colored potatoes contain a high content of beta-carotene, which is converted into Vitamin A, an essential dietary need for healthy eyes, and Vitamin C which promotes healthy gums and skin.
The ingredients are shown in this photo:
Sweet potato cake recipe
Items you need:
- 1 silicone dog bone cake pan
- Large mixing bowl
- Whisk or mixing spoon
- Measuring cup (1 cup size)
- Measuring spoons
Ingredients you need:
- 11 oz All-Natural Cake and Biscuit Mix
- 1 cooked and mashed sweet potato
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 egg
- 1/3 cup water
- 1/4 cup cooking oil
Conventional oven directions
- Preheat oven to 350 F.
- Grease the bottom and sides of the silicone cake pan.
- Stir dog cake mix, water, oil, and egg, until well blended.
- Add the sweet potato and cinnamon and mix.
- Pour the mix into the bone-shaped pan.
- Bake for 28-30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.
- Let the sweet potato cake cool before removing it from the pan.
- Frost with prepared Magifrost dog cake frosting.
- If you plan to eat the cake yourself, leave the dog treat frosting off.
If you want to color it, add your cake frosting color in, then stir until smooth and creamy. Frost the dog cake.
Add sprinkles on top if you desire. Then, let the frosting dry completely. It will dry hard and will not need to be refrigerated.
Microwave oven directions
- Grease the bottom and sides of the silicone cake pan.
- Stir the cake mix, water, and oil together. OMIT THE EGG
- Add the sweet potato and cinnamon and mix together.
- Pour into the silicone pan and cook for 4 minutes. Low-wattage microwave ovens may take additional time.
- Cake is done when a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Cool completely before removing from the pan.
- Frost with Magifrost Dog Cake Frosting
Plan to sell the cake? You may wish to consider prolonging shelf-life with a mold inhibitor.
Find more dog cake recipes and the accompanying videos that show how easy it is to make these savory treats!
We only use healthy human ingredients in the recipes provided so you do not have to worry if you can share with your pet. This particular cake recipe is one of our favorites for ourselves!
Sweet potato dog treat recipe for icing
For dog treat icing, cook the sweet potato as you would for yourself. Mash it up and make a sweet potato dog treat icing by substituting mashed sweet potatoes for regular mashed potatoes in this recipe.
Ingredients:
- Cooked, mashed sweet potatoes
- 1 serving baby food – chicken, pork, beef, turkey (dog’s favorite flavor)
Directions:
- Combine the mashed potatoes with the baby food. Mix well.
- Apply as a coating to dog’s food, or to a sweet potato cake or other dog treat as an “icing”.
Be sure to read the ingredients in the baby food you choose and make sure it does not include any ingredients toxic to dogs, especially onion powder.
Potatoes are healthy, especially if cooked. Avoid green skins or green sprouts which contain a substance that can be toxic.
Sweet potatoes are a high-fiber food source, just like pumpkin in pumpkin dog treats, so you may not want to feed these dog snacks around bedtime!
However, due to the high fiber content, they will slow digestion down and cause the natural sugar to be released slower and will not disrupt blood sugar concentrations abruptly.
