Can Cats Eat Cake? The Right Way to Make Halloween Cat Cake!

As exchanges between China and foreign countries become increasingly frequent, we have begun to celebrate various foreign festivals. Christmas, Valentine's Day, etc., needless to say, but festivals like Thanksgiving and Halloween, although not celebrated by many, do not prevent people from celebrating with their pets.

For example, a friend of mine, a shovel officer, is a woman who can lift a bucket of water on the fifth floor, but she becomes as gentle as water when she meets her cat. A few days ago, I went to her house. As soon as I entered the door, I saw her busy in the kitchen, a box of cream in her left hand and a box of milk in her right hand. She seemed to be making a cake.

At that time, I joked with her, "Hey, you look like you're making a cake for your boyfriend." She happily rolled her eyes at me, "I don't have a boyfriend. This is for my cat. Is Halloween coming soon? I'll make one for it."

I turned around unconsciously to put down my bag. At that moment, I suddenly felt excited and turned around to ask her, "What tutorial did you use for this cake for your cat?"

She looked at me in surprise, "Do you have to find a tutorial? I found a recipe for the cake we usually eat online, and then I made it according to the recipe."

When she said this, I couldn't help but rub my temples. My aunt, you really think one thing after another. I thought you made a special cake for cats, but it turned out not to be. You know, the cake we usually eat is not suitable for cats!

Cat: "Your cake is my curse!"

My last friend was well educated by me. Thinking about it, I think it's necessary to tell everyone about her case, so you can learn from it. Of course, everyone is puzzled. Why can't cats eat cake?

What are the ingredients in cake?

There are many kinds of cakes on the market now, and I think it's necessary to talk about them separately.

1. Types and ingredients of cakes

1. Butter Cake: Butter cake is made with cream, butter, sugar, eggs, and flour. Some butter cakes will mix baking powder.
2. Sponge Cake: Foam cake, also known as sponge cake, is made with eggs, sugar and flour. It relies mainly on the air remaining in the protein matrix for fermentation. Of course, some sponge cakes will also add some baking powder or other chemical leavening agents as insurance.
3. Chocolate Cake: Chocolate cake is actually butter cake, only with chocolate or cocoa powder added for flavoring. Some cakes also contain fudge.
4. Oil Layer Cake: When it comes to birthday cake. The ingredients of this cake are very simple, all of which are made of cream, eggs, sugar and flour. Just to improve and moisten the taste of the bread, baking powder or bicarbonate of soda is often added.

2. Main ingredients of cake

These are some common cakes. As you can see, most cakes contain cream, sugar and eggs, and a considerable part of cakes often use some additives. Finally, some cakes are often decorated or flavored with chocolate.

Knowing the main ingredients of cake, we can judge whether cats can eat cake according to each ingredient. Of course, I believe that careful shovel officers have already found that there are many things in the above that cats need to avoid.

Cat: Take the cake, don't hurt me.

3. Why can't cats eat cake?

1. Sugar

It's not that cats can't eat sugar, but their absorption and tolerance for sugar is much lower than that of humans. This is determined by the metabolic process of sugar in the body.

Sugar enters cells, the first reaction is phosphorylation. This process requires the help of hexokinase and other glucokinases. Hexokinase can catalyze glucose, glucosamine, fructose and mannose. In addition to hexokinase, other glucokinases can also play this role.

Hexokinase, as the first stage of sugar metabolism, is very important. We have a lot of hexokinase, so we can eat a lot of sugar as long as we don't worry about getting fat. Unfortunately, cats lack many enzymes that can help with sugar metabolism, including glucokinase.

If cats eat too much sugar, they will not be able to metabolize it. These sugars will accumulate in the cat's body, leading to high blood sugar levels, causing the cat to develop symptoms similar to diabetes.

2. Food Additives

About food additives, I don't think I need to say more. You can all think of what kind of harm it will cause to cats. In fact, the most dangerous thing about food additives is not the chemical elements themselves, but our "unknowable" about food additives.

We buy a cake from the market. What was added during the cake making process? We have no way of knowing, so how dare we feed it to cats?

3. Chocolate

I believe you all know what harm chocolate can cause to cats. Can cats eat chocolate? No, it's best to avoid it.

Chocolate contains theobromine, which is methylated to caffeine. However, cats lack the enzymes to metabolize these two things, so chocolate and coffee are poisonous to cats.

If a cat eats a small amount of chocolate, it will cause abdominal discomfort, vomiting or diarrhea. If used in large quantities, it will cause muscle tremors, irregular heartbeat, internal bleeding, and even heart disease. Any of the above can threaten the life of a cat. It is also something that shovel officers are unwilling to see.

The above is just a simple example of the harm of cake to cats. If you really want to talk about it, I guess there's more to say. In short, shovel officers must remember that the cake we humans usually eat is not suitable for cats. What if you really want to celebrate with your cat or have a birthday for your cat?

The right way to make cat cake

Well, it's actually very simple. Now there are many methods of making cat food cake online, and the ingredients are all edible for cats. If your shovel really wants to make a cake for your cat, you must do it according to their "taste", otherwise you will only hurt the cat in vain.

Here are a few tips for making cat food cakes:

1. Choose ingredients that are edible for cats: such as chicken, fish, vegetables, fruits, etc. Avoid using ingredients that are harmful to cats, such as chocolate, onions, garlic, etc.
2. Control the sugar content: Cats have a low tolerance for sugar, so try to minimize the amount of sugar added, and it is best to use natural sweeteners, such as honey.
3. Avoid using flavors and colors: These additives are harmful to the health of cats.
4. Choose cat food powder as the main material for the cake: Cat food powder is the main source of nutrition for cats, and it can provide cats with various nutrients they need.

Here's a simple cat cake recipe you can refer to:

Ingredients:

Cat food powder: 1 cup
Chicken mud: 1/2 cup
Eggs: 1
Honey: 1 tablespoon
Vegetable mud: 1/4 cup

Instructions:

1. Combine all ingredients and stir well.
2. Pour the batter into a mold and bake in the oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit (175 degrees Celsius) for 20-25 minutes.
3. After the cake is baked, let it cool before enjoying.

Tips:

You can add different ingredients based on your cat's preferences, such as fish, beef, fruit, etc.
You can use different molds to make different shapes, such as round, square, heart, etc.
You can decorate the cake with some safe foods, such as catnip, chicken strips, etc.

Conclusion:

The cake we humans usually eat is not suitable for cats, but we can make special cat food cake for cats. When making cat food cake, be sure to choose ingredients that are edible for cats and control the sugar content. Hopefully, the above will help you better understand your cat's diet and make delicious cat food cake for your cat!

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