I had three children who requested red velvet cupcakes with homemade butter-cream frosting for their friends and teachers for Valentines Day. 
In this life, cupcakes are cooling, waiting for the homemade butter-cream frosting to be packaged in the love bags with some homemade peppermint patties for my co-workers. The cupcakes were not made from scratch, but I know they’ll enjoy them anyway. I used the good ole Duncan Hines mix. I’ll make the frosting from scratch, that should make up for it! 
The peppermint patties are currently cooling in the fridge waiting for me to melt the chocolate, dip, then they’ll be finito!
The end.
Mmm red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese frosting… I am drooling ;o)
I owe you some!
You made the patties! Sweet! I want to make them again. Your red velvet cupcakes are making my mouth water. I’ve also done the cake mix + homemade frosting combo. Such a time saver and turns out yummy too!
They (both the patties and the cake mix + homemade frosting combo) turned out wonderfully!!! Your pattie recipe is fool-proof!