The Amazing Stuff

If someone shouts out, “Who wants cake?!” in a crowded room, you’ll usually hear an overwhelming “Meee!” from a bunch of people expecting to receive a paper plate piled high with too-sweet sugary frosting and chocolatey, baked goodness. That’s simply what society has conditioned us to expect. But Anna Hezel and Gabriella Paeilla over at Lucky Peach have got a new take on what the word “cake” actually means, and while it might seem like a bizarro-world concoction, it’s actually pretty incredible.

This pup knows something you don’t know right off the bat…

Anna Hezel via Lucky Peach

And it’s that while that white stuff may look like a nice cream cheese frosting, it’s actually instant mashed potatoes. Why would you want potatoes on a cake, like…ever? Well…

It’s because the inside of the cake is pretty much a giant hamburger patty.

Anna Hezel via Lucky Peach

And this cake is made for dogs!

Here’s what you’ll need to make this for your pooch:

• 6 pounds of hamburger meat


• Hot dogs


• Hydrated mashed potato mix


• Ketchup, mustard, peas, Sriracha


• Parsley, lettuce, kale, or anything green


• Cake pans


• Toothpicks

Feel free to get more or less fancy with any of these ingredients!

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Here’s how to make it:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.


• Line the cake pans (small, medium, large) with parchment paper and pack in your hamburger meat.


• Cook for 30-40 minutes, or until meat is baked all the way through.


• Let cool for ten minutes.


• Place the largest meat cake onto a plate and plop some potatoes on top; repeat with medium and small meat cakes.


• Add the rest of the potatoes and spread so it looks pretty.


• Decorate with peas, Sriracha, ketchup, and hot dogs.

(Some decoration inspiration, should you need any.)

Instagram / fecco

I know we said this was for your dog…but you know, you could eat it, too, if you’re into that…

Anna Hezel via Lucky Peach

And there you have it! An adorable, albeit strange, meat cake.

“Maybe we could share?”

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If you think about it, the British have been doing this for centuries…we’ve all heard of shepherd’s pie, right? They just didn’t think to add adorable hot dog people to the top!

If you do share this with your dog, please, for the love of god, take a video and send it to us!

And if you liked this epic recipe, head over to Lucky Peach for more odd ideas. You can also follow them on Facebook.

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We’ve all been there: when we have far too much at lunchtime and there is absolutely no solution except to sleep it off. Walking it off is not an option, working through it is virtually unthinkable…sleep is the only valid course of action. Chinese buffets and free lunch day at work are all big enablers of this habit, but when this black bear found and ate a 20-pound bag of dog food, he felt this pain…

And it’s pretty adorable.

Much foods. Very yum. So sleepy.

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(via BarkPost)

Maybe next time he’ll learn to pace himself a little when he steals over a month’s worth of puppy chow!

Bears are adorable…so here are a few more!

Dogs aren’t known for their discerning palates, as any curious kid who’s tried their pup’s kibble can tell you. But that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t treat them to a yummy snack every now and then!

This simple recipe uses only three ingredients: water, peanut butter, and strawberries. Whip it up for your pooches when the weather gets hot, and they’ll be howling for more.

(source Rumble / Little Things)

I wouldn’t mind taking a little nibble of that myself. What a yummy way to keep your furry friends cool this summer!

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