Strawberry Icing - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 c. soft butter
3 to 3 1/2 c. sifted xxxx sugar, packed
pinch of salt
4 tsp. strained strawberry juice
2 Tbsp. cream
sliced berries

Preparation

Cream butter until smooth; gradually blend in 3 cups of sugar and salt, adding strawberry juice and cream from time to time to produce a smooth spreading consistency.
Spread on cakes, serving out part of the icing.
Add rest of sugar to make the mixture stiff enough to hold its slices of strawberry.
Enough icing for 2 (8-inch) layers or 16 small cupcakes.