Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2007 15:07:51 GMT -5
Dog Biscuit Treat Decorating Ideas
Once you bake your doggie some special treats it is fun to decorate them as well. This page lists a variety of ideas specifically for decorating dog biscuits and treats.
Perishable Frostings
These can be used for doggie cakes or cookies and should be refrigerated.
Banana Carob
From Three Dog Bakery
2 cup mashed banana
1 tablespoon butter
6 tablespoon carob flour
2 teaspoons vanilla
3 tablespoon unbleached flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon
Blend thoroughly and spread on cool cake. Sprinkle with chopped pecans. The frosting contains carob, which is a safe chocolate-like flavor substitute for chocolate.
Cream Cheese Frosting
12 ounces nonfat cream cheese, room temperature
2 teaspoons honey
Beat with a hand mixer until fluffy. Frost cookies with a spatula or fill a pastry bag fitted with a fine tip and pipe onto cookies.
Cinnamon Vanilla variation: To the above recipe, add 1 teaspoon of vanilla, and 3 teaspoons of cinnamon.
Other Icing Ideas
Doggie toothpaste - this is a suggestion we found on the web, we have not tried it.
Flavored White Chocolate Disks - Wilton Industries makes a line of white chocolate disks which come in a variety of colors including like red, green, pink, brown, and white.
The chips can be heated in the microwave or in the top of a double boiler on the cook top. We found using the double boiler more flexible than the microwave. You can add a teaspoon or so vegetable oil to make the mixture flow on more easily. Frosting can be spread or put into a pastry bag.
About White Chocolate
You may notice that white chocolate is a typical ingredient in many treat icing recipes. While chocolate is dangerous for dogs, white chocolate is safe. The reason being, most all the caffeine substance in white chocolate has been removed. White chocolate is primarily cocoa fat, sugar, milk solids, lecithin and vanilla with next to no "chocolate liquor" the substance hazardous to dogs. You may wish to read more about this in an article by K9 Magazine.
Icing Dipper Recipe
Use for the doggie equivalent of "black and white" cookies. Dog treats can be partially or fully dipped to coat then allow to dry.
Basic Dipper
3 cups vanilla chips (white chocolate)
1 tablespoon vegetable powder for coloring (see below)
1 teaspoon vegetable oil
Melt the vanilla chips and add vegetable oil and colorings. Dip the tips of the cookies in the icing and place on waxed paper to dry.
Colorings
Pink Dipper - beet powder
Green - spinach powder
Yellow - turmeric
You can also use paste food coloring.
Have fun!!!
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Once you bake your doggie some special treats it is fun to decorate them as well. This page lists a variety of ideas specifically for decorating dog biscuits and treats.
Perishable Frostings
These can be used for doggie cakes or cookies and should be refrigerated.
Banana Carob
From Three Dog Bakery
2 cup mashed banana
1 tablespoon butter
6 tablespoon carob flour
2 teaspoons vanilla
3 tablespoon unbleached flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon
Blend thoroughly and spread on cool cake. Sprinkle with chopped pecans. The frosting contains carob, which is a safe chocolate-like flavor substitute for chocolate.
Cream Cheese Frosting
12 ounces nonfat cream cheese, room temperature
2 teaspoons honey
Beat with a hand mixer until fluffy. Frost cookies with a spatula or fill a pastry bag fitted with a fine tip and pipe onto cookies.
Cinnamon Vanilla variation: To the above recipe, add 1 teaspoon of vanilla, and 3 teaspoons of cinnamon.
Other Icing Ideas
Doggie toothpaste - this is a suggestion we found on the web, we have not tried it.
Flavored White Chocolate Disks - Wilton Industries makes a line of white chocolate disks which come in a variety of colors including like red, green, pink, brown, and white.
The chips can be heated in the microwave or in the top of a double boiler on the cook top. We found using the double boiler more flexible than the microwave. You can add a teaspoon or so vegetable oil to make the mixture flow on more easily. Frosting can be spread or put into a pastry bag.
About White Chocolate
You may notice that white chocolate is a typical ingredient in many treat icing recipes. While chocolate is dangerous for dogs, white chocolate is safe. The reason being, most all the caffeine substance in white chocolate has been removed. White chocolate is primarily cocoa fat, sugar, milk solids, lecithin and vanilla with next to no "chocolate liquor" the substance hazardous to dogs. You may wish to read more about this in an article by K9 Magazine.
Icing Dipper Recipe
Use for the doggie equivalent of "black and white" cookies. Dog treats can be partially or fully dipped to coat then allow to dry.
Basic Dipper
3 cups vanilla chips (white chocolate)
1 tablespoon vegetable powder for coloring (see below)
1 teaspoon vegetable oil
Melt the vanilla chips and add vegetable oil and colorings. Dip the tips of the cookies in the icing and place on waxed paper to dry.
Colorings
Pink Dipper - beet powder
Green - spinach powder
Yellow - turmeric
You can also use paste food coloring.
Have fun!!!
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