Feline peckish? Fancy spoiling your furry friend? Bored at home and looking for something new to try? You’ve come to the right place! Our very own Emilie has been using her time in isolation to formulate recipes for special, easy-to-make cat treats. Emilie is a member of our kitchen team and studied at Le Cordon Bleu, so hopefully your cat will be impurressed if they’re a bit of a gourmand! Emilie’s executive chef, Snowy, has taste-tested everything and is happy to endorse these snacks. Meowchelin stars all round!
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Fishy Catnip Bites
Chewy Treats
Madame Floof’s Birthday Bakes
Ingredients:
½ cup of wholemeal flour
1 can of tuna (in water or brine)
30ml of olive oil
1 egg
1 teaspoon of good quality, dried catnip
½ teaspoon of baking powder
The “technical” stuff:
Set oven to 180°C or gasmark 4
Cake bakes for 20-25 minutes
Treats bake for 10-15 minutes
How to:
1) Mix the egg and olive oil together in a bowl.
2) Drain the tuna and add it to the egg and olive oil mixture.
3) In a separate bowl, mix the catnip, flour and baking soda.
4) Merge the dry and wet mixtures! I used electric beaters to do this.
5) You will need to use something as a mould so that the mixture will bake in a nice shape! I used a small mousse ring and a silicone muffin form. I found that the muffin-sized cake was ideal.
Coat your mould with olive oil and then pour the mixture in.
This recipe yields quite a lot of “dough,” so you can choose to make bite-sized treats in addition to a cake, or you can make more than one cake. I decided to roll the excess mixture into little balls.
6) Bake the cake for 20-25 minutes at 180°C. If you have decided to make smaller treats as well, these only need to be in the oven for 10-15 minutes.
7) Once the treats are done in the oven, allow them to cool before you serve them to your birthday buddy! Slice the cake into triangles in order to make it easier for them to eat.
