Red Velvet "Pup"cakes

This is a great red velvet recipe.  You can make it into a three layer cake or individual cupcakes, up to you!

I made them for our dog Louies Bark Mitzvah this past weekend (Yes, he just turned 13.)  Hence I topped them with blue dog bones and pawprint designs.

bowl a) - sugar, oil, eggs - mix
bowl b) - flour, salt, soda - mix
bowl c) - cocoa, food coloring, vinegar - mix
add vanilla to bowl a) then add bowl c) to bowl a)
then add buttermilk and bowl b) alternately to bowl a)

pour into three prepared (pam) 1" pans (or muffin tins) and bake for ~ 30 minutes at 350.

For the frosting:
beat butter and cream cheese.
mix in the powdered sugar and vanilla

Once cakes have cooled, ice with the frosting and decorate as desired.