1 Cream fat, gradually add icing sugar and cream together. 2 Add flavouring and colouring. Double this quantity to sandwich and coat a 15-18 cm (6-7 inch) cake. Suggested flavourings: 1 Few drops vanilla essence. 2 Few drops almond essence. 3 Finely grated rind orange/lemon and 1 x 5 ml spoon (1 tsp.) orange/lemon juice. 4 2 x 5 ml spoon (2 tsp.) coffee essence. 5 25 g (1 oz) melted chocolate. 6 2 x 5 ml spoon (2 tsp.) cocoa and 1 x 2.5 ml spoon (½ tsp.) vanilla essence. 7 Chopped walnuts.