Grandma's Whipped Cream Icing

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup crisco
• 3/4 cup extra finely granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup evaporated milk
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 1/2 teaspoons almond extract
• 1/3 cup maraschino cherry
• 1/4 cup chopped almonds

Recipe

• 1 blend together first five ingredients until smooth and fluffy.
• 2 in small bowl, combine 1 cup frosting and about half of the cherries (chopped) and half of the almonds.
• 3 use this frosting to frost the top of one 9" cake.
• 4 place the other cake on top, frost with remaining frosting, and decorate with remaining cherries and almonds.