Tortoni (recipe from Gina D'Andrea-Blais)

Ingredients

• • 1/4 cup (60 ml) water
  • 3/4 cup (180 ml) sugar
  • 3 egg whites
  • 1/4 teaspoon (1 ml) cream of tartar
  • 1/4 cup (60 ml) blanched almonds
  • 2.1/2 to 1 teaspoon (5 to 5 ml) almond extract
  • 1 1/2 cups (375 ml) 35% whipping cream
  • 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 ml) vanilla extract
  • 12 pastel paper cups
  • 12 maraschino cherries
  • 12 frozen raspberries
  • 12 mango cubes