I make tuna cake as a treat for my own dogs and for the dogs I photograph in rescue, including the lovely Brandy. It goes down very well with both – and the birds in our garden enjoy it too; in fact they will pick out the bits of tuna cake first, from the bird seed I mix it up with!
Fixated, much?
Thought I would share the recipe here, in case anyone else would like to make it for their dog (or cat). It’s very easy to make and much more pleasant to make than liver cake, I think. A friend posted the recipe on a forum years ago and I’ve been making it ever since.
So … I put two eggs into a bowl, add a large tin of tuna in sunflower oil (think it’s 400g, or I use 2x185g tins; and keep the oil in too) and mix in with the eggs.
Then add 160-200g of plain flour and mix that in, adding more flour if necessary. Great thing about dogs is that they don’t mind if it’s not perfect
You can also add a little garlic (fresh or lazy!) if you like. I used to, but haven’t for a while and the treats are still loved.
I then put the “dough” into a baking/roasting tray, spread it around (technical term!) and then cook on 180c for around 20 minutes. Leave it to cool then cut into pieces. I cut it into strips and then into pieces from that.
This quantity makes a fair bit, as I give it to my own dogs and take some for the dogs at the local rescue too, so I tend to split the quantity into three lots. It can be frozen and then defrosted as needed. If you need less, you can always halve the quantity to start with. It seems to keep well in the fridge for 4-5 days.
If I can make it, anyone can! Just have a little sympathy for my poor hubby who saw the cake cut into quarters and left to cool in the fridge and thought I’d made him flapjacks. Sorry!
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