Bow Wow Birthday Cake Recipes

BIRTHDAY PRESENT CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 2 (8-inch) square pans with shortening; lightly flour. Make cake mix as directed on box, using water, butter and eggs. Pour batter into pans. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling racks. Cool completely.
• In large bowl, beat butter and cream cheese with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Gradually add powdered sugar, beating until blended. Beat in vanilla and almond extract.
• Trim rounded tops off cakes; brush off crumbs. On serving plate, place 1 cake, cut side up. Spread with frosting. Top with second cake. Frost sides and top of cake with remaining frosting.
• On surface lightly dusted with powdered sugar, roll out fondant to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut 8 (7x1 1/4-inch) strips, rerolling scraps if needed. Place 4 strips on cake to look like ribbon. Fold 2 strips to look like bow loops; pinch ends. Wrap small strip of fondant around center to secure bow; place fondant bow on cake. Trim ends of remaining 2 strips; place on cake beneath bow to look like ribbon. Decorate with chocolate candies.

BOW WOW BIRTHDAY CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees with rack in the middle. Lightly grease two round 9-by-3-inch cake pans or a very large metal dog-bone mold. (If using a mold, place it on a greased baking sheet.)
• In a large mixing bowl, mix the ground turkey, brown rice, carrots, celery and parsley. In a small bowl, mix the beaten eggs, garlic, olive oil and vanilla extract. Add to the turkey mixture, blending well with your hands. Stir the baking powder with the whole-wheat flour and add to the turkey mix, blending well.
• Pack the mixture into the prepared pans, and bake for about 1 1/2 hours, until completely cooked and crisp on top. Turn out of the pans and let cool on a rack.
• When completely cooked, ice with 3 1/2 cups mashed potatoes, making a layer cake or two separate cakes. To decorate (or to write the birthday dog's name on the cake), add beet juice to 1/2 cup of the mashed potatoes, and transfer to a pastry bag. For additional decoration, edge the cake with carrot rounds topped with beet-colored mashed-potato rosettes. Or mix shredded carrots and red cabbage, and sprinkle on the top, like confetti. Serve with the appropriate number of candles.