BOW WOW BIRTHDAY CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees with rack in the middle. Lightly grease two round 9-by-3-inch cake pans or a very large metal dog-bone mold. (If using a mold, place it on a greased baking sheet.)
• In a large mixing bowl, mix the ground turkey, brown rice, carrots, celery and parsley. In a small bowl, mix the beaten eggs, garlic, olive oil and vanilla extract. Add to the turkey mixture, blending well with your hands. Stir the baking powder with the whole-wheat flour and add to the turkey mix, blending well.
• Pack the mixture into the prepared pans, and bake for about 1 1/2 hours, until completely cooked and crisp on top. Turn out of the pans and let cool on a rack.
• When completely cooked, ice with 3 1/2 cups mashed potatoes, making a layer cake or two separate cakes. To decorate (or to write the birthday dog's name on the cake), add beet juice to 1/2 cup of the mashed potatoes, and transfer to a pastry bag. For additional decoration, edge the cake with carrot rounds topped with beet-colored mashed-potato rosettes. Or mix shredded carrots and red cabbage, and sprinkle on the top, like confetti. Serve with the appropriate number of candles.