Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   3      cups          Powdered sugar
     1/3  cup           Margarine or butter -- softene
   1 1/2  teaspoons     Vanilla
   2      tablespoons   Milk (about)
   2      tablespoons   Drained -- chopped
                        cherries
   2      drops         Red food color

Preparation:

Mix powdered sugar and margarine. Stir in vanilla, milk, cherries and food color. Beat until smooth and of spreading consistency. Frosts a 13 X 9 inch cake or fills and frosts two 8- or 9-inch cake layers.16 SERVINGS;