Was just reading up on foods to not use in making dog foods...came across this..
"Baking Powder and Baking Soda. Baking soda and baking powder are both leavening agents. A leavening agent is a common ingredient in baked goods that produces a gas causing batter and dough to rise. Baking soda is simply sodium bicarbonate. Baking powder consists of baking soda and an acid, usually, cream of tarter, calcium acid phosphate, sodium aluminum sulfate or a mixture of the three. Ingestion of large amounts of baking soda or baking powder can lead to electrolyte abnormalities (low potassium, low calcium and/or high sodium), congestive heart failure or muscle spasms."
And re: above post.... sour cream, an extremely fatty dairy product, is good for hearts? okayyyyyy. who knew...
probably your recipe does not contain a "large amount" of baking soda...they don't say how much baking soda is considered a large amount....
but really, why risk it? dogs don't care if their Flour Cup Cakes are fluffy...lol!! they won't care if you leave out the flour, the sour cream, the baking soda, they reeeally wont mind, THEY ARE DOGS!! LOL!! they'll still eat it!!
Charmed wolf, i don't wanna hurt your feelings, you sure have a right to feed your beloved dogs what you feel is right, ha, you'd CRINGE if you knew what i used to feed mine, oh you would!! You'd take my dog away from me, lol!!
but i just felt, someone might read this recipe and actually think this is good food for dogs, and maybe a tiny pinch every once in a blue moon is okay and fun treat for dogs, but overall, i just felt i had to say something. sorry. don't be mad. you can still give these to your dog, but i'd want other folks to study up canine nurtition a bit before feeding this to a DOG.
You are right on the blueberries and carrots, yeap, those are okay!! And the honey and peanut butter in small amounts are not bad...i think cannnola oil is good for dogs, some don't, but i am with you on that one. But hope i am not hurting your feelings, I'D LIKE ONE OF THESE CAKES MYSELF!! LOL!! They DO SOUND yummy!!!