How to make a Dog Bowl Cake

 

In our previous blog we showed you our dog bowl cake we made for our first birthday. If you are interested in how to make a doggie cake of your own here are some simple instructions on how to do so.

 

I started out with simple ingredients:

 

I bought two boxes of cake mix, two cans of icing, Cocoa Puffs, and an aluminum dog bowl.

 

First, make sure to grease by dog bowl ahead of time so you can pop the cake out nice and easy! I used a non-stick cooking spray.

 

Second, I mixed the TWO boxes of cake batter and poured them into the bowl. I set the oven according to the cake mix box but increased the baking time so the cake would cook all the way through. I am not sure how long it baked for exactly but I kept an eye on it and once the top started to brown up a bit too much I laid a piece of foil across it to keep it from burning.

 

 Once your cake is done set it on a cooling rack. Make sure the cake is cooled all the way before you turn it out of the pan. Then I used a knife to cut the cake in half. Hopefully, your cake will look like this.

 

You can see on the left the cake is turned out of the pan and on the right it is cut in half. My cake is not cut perfectly but that is ok because you are going to put icing between the two layers so if they are not perfectly symmetrical it will all work out in the end with the icing.

 

So you are going to want to put the bottom layer back into the dog bowl and ice the top of that layer. Then you are going to put the top layer back on and ice the top of that. You are going to want a bit of a thicker layer on the top so you can add the Cocoa Puffs and make sure they stick on there well. I only used about a can and a half of icing. I am sure you can make the most of 1 can but icing is just too good to be skimped on so I opened his equally delicious friend!

 

NOW, for the fun part. The kid in me wanted jut to pour the box of cereal on top of the cake and see how it turned out, but then my OCD kicked in and I "had" to place each and every piece of cereal on there one at a time to ensure a good outcome! Take your pick. If you do decide to dump the box let me know how that turns out-- I am still curious!

 

So once you start to put all the cereal on you are almost done. All you need to do now is decide if you want to leave room for candles or a cake topper. I did not have either so I went ahead and filled it up with the Cocoa Puffs. So it looks like this:

 And there you have it!

Please note: this cake is for human consumption only.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Happy First Birthday Southern Wag!

 

Last weekend we celebrated one whole year of being in business. We celebrated with some close friends at the dog park and had lots of  fun. We had about 30 dogs total plus their families and friends.

 

In case you missed the party here is how we celebrated our very first year with some very special friends.We started off the afternoon by decorating the table. We made sure we had puppy treats and people treats to share. I made three different types of dog treats to share. I made Carob Cookies, Cranberry Balls and Peanut Butter Bites. By the end of the afternoon there was nothing left but the bottom of the bowl the treats came in. Everyone took them home to share with their puppies. We also had hand made braided rope bones, and tennis balls to share with everyone.

 

We did not forget about our two legged friends though. We made sure to make some puppy chow to share, as well as paw print themed cake balls. The cake balls got a little warm out int he Guam sun by they were delicious anyways.

 

To top off the afternoon we had a "Dog Food Cake!" I made this cake for the occasion and it was by far the funnest thing to make for our event.

 

I would like to thank our friends Sandra Lynn Photography for taking lots of beautiful pictures at our party. I would also like to thanks Maryann from 31 gifts for donating a gift certificate for our raffle, as well as Ashley from Sweet Temptations for her help with the cake pops. And last but not least my friend Trina who was there to help cut, staple, and haul everything to and from the party.

 

Thank you to each one of you for all your help and support. I would like to also thank all of our guests who came and supported us and who made our 1 year anniversary such a hit!

Now for pictures of all the fun! If you are interested in how I made certain things please contact me. I will post a separate blog just for the Dog Food Cake.

 

Here are a few pictures taken by Sandra Lynn Photography:

Aww!! Puppy Love!



This looks like this years Christmas card!



Someone has a tennis ball!

Ami Lee and her crew having fun!
 

 

 

For more pictures by Sandra Lynn Photography click on the link below!

Sandra Lynn Photography 

Here are some more pictures of the goodies and treats we had to share with everyone!

 

 

Here is our table all set up. On this end are the people treats!! There is the Dog Food Cake and Cake Pops.

We brought Tennis Balls, Braided Rope Bones, and other assorted toys for everyone to play with and take home!

Here is another view of the Dog Food Cake! I added the vinyl decorations on the outside of the bowl.

Here is a view of our cake pops!

Another view of the party table.

Our raffle basket. Includes Treats, a rope bone, tennis balls, a travel bowl, our Muddy Paws
shampoo and lastly a $30 gift certificate!

 

 

You can see we set out plenty of poeple treats but we also brought lots of puppy treats!!




 

 

 

 

 



Hi everyone! Welcome to the Southern Wag blog! To celebrate our first year in business are launching our new blog.
First, I would like to thank Tasha from My Cute Lobster Design for helping us design our new blog site! We are beyond excited to be able to connect with you in a new way!
This blog will be a way for you to find out about our current sales, the latest Southern Wag news, and a place to view new merchandise! We will also feature recipes, crafts as well as other goodies for you pet lovers!
Thanks for joining us for our very first blog! Stay tuned for more fun and excitement!!