Mock Whipped Cream Icing - With Variation - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup milk
2 tablespoons flour
1 dash salt
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla

Preparation

Shake milk, flour and salt together in a jar or shaker covered tightly. Heat until thick, stirring constantly, then cool.
Beat shortening with electric beater for 3 minutes. Add sugar and beat 3 minutes more. Add milk mixture and vanilla; beat again 2 or 3 minutes.
Spread on cake. Will cover filling and outside of layer cake.
Chocolate Icing: Add 1 square chocolate and an additional 1/4 cup confectioners sugar.