This icing is perfect for those cakes for birthdays and weddings for use as borders and they are excellent!

Ingredients:

• 5 tablespoons water
• 1/2 cup vegetable shortening, high ratio shortening
• 1 tsp Vanilla
• 1/4 tsp butter flavouring
• 1/2 tsp almond flavouring
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 pound confectioner’s sugar, shifted

Combine all ingredients and and beat on high speed until well blended, about 20 minutes. Blend additional 5 minutes on low speed.