CAKESPreheat oven to 350°F.Mix shortening, eggs, sugar, vanilla, anise, liqueur, and milk. Stop mixer, and add flour, baking powder and salt; mix in evenly. Line a cupcake tin with liners. Use a cookie disher to scoop batter into cupcake liners.Bake at 350°F for 20 minutes.FROSTINGMix all ingredients in a bowl until smooth.Adjust with milk/powdered sugar until it's a nice consistency and flavor. Frosting is optional with these, as they don't exactly need it. If you really like your liqueur, you can throw a bit of that in as well.