I have the perfect Valentine’s Day Dog Treat recipe for you! Chuy and I whipped up these DIY Valentines Day Pup Cakes that are simply irresistible! These make the perfect Valentines Day treat to go along with our DIY Valentine’s Day Dog Toy! For more ideas, be sure to checkout our roundup of Valentine’s Day Recipes and DIY Tutorials for Pets.

Tools

In addition to your normal baking tools, you will need:

• Heart Shaped Pan

Ingredients

• Puppy Cake Peanut Butter Cake Mix
• Dog Friendly Sprinkles
• Peanut Butter (optional)
• Cesar Cookie Crunchies (I used the heart shapes)

I normally make my own dog cake mix from scratch but I decided to try the pre-made mix, Puppy Cake Wheat-Free Peanut Butter Cake Mix and Frosting. It was so easy to use but definitely a little too pricey for me. I picked it up at Harris Teeter for $6.  I was really disappointed with the amount, or lack of frosting. It didn’t seem like enough to frost 8 cupcakes as the package promised. Oh, and if you don’t use the frosting ASAP after mixing it up, it will get way too hard and I found myself having to through it out. To improvise, I used regular old peanut butter for my frosting!

Directions – How to Make Valentine’s Day Pup Cakes

Step One

Mix the Puppy Cake mix as stated in the directions on the box.

Step Two

Pour mixture into your heart shaped pan.

Step Three

Bake for 20-25 minutes at 350 degrees.

Step Four

Allow the pup cakes to cool before applying frosting and decorations.

Step Five

Frost your pup cakes using the frosting that came with the Puppy Cake mix or use peanut butter.

Step Six

Decorate the pup cakes using Cookie Crunchie hearts and/or dog-friendly sprinkles.

Bone Appetite!