Happy Puppy Cake

by Jag
(Roseville)

Puppy Cake

This cake was made for my son’s 2nd birthday party. He loves puppies, and although we think he is way to young to get a dog yet, I decided to make him this puppy cake as a sort of substitute.

I started by creating a chocolate cake in a round pan for the head. I used a simple chocolate cake recipe, nothing too fancy as many of the guests in attendance were young kids. I used a homemade simple vanilla based pink and brown icing to create the decoration for the face, adding a cute little pink tongue while I was at it!

Next, I baked a second chocolate cake in a rectangular pan, and cut out two edges to make the ears for the round head. There was a great deal of remaining cake left over after I had finished this, and so I decided to get a bit creative. I cut out a larger piece of cake in the shape of a dog bone and added it to the complete creation by placing it slightly apart from the head. This worked out great as I was lacking a place to write a birthday message on the face of the puppy!

The cake was a big hit at the party and my son definitely loved it! I think in the end, the creative touch of adding the bone really made the cake unique, which just goes to show you that a little creative thinking while baking can go a long way!