Hungarian Cherry Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 cup unseasoned breadcrumbs
3/4 cup softened sweet butter (1 1/2 sticks)
1/2 cup sugar
3 eggs, separated
1 cup unbleached flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup sugar
1 lb pitted cherries
Almond glaze
3/4 cup powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
3 -4 teaspoons water

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F.
Butter a 10x4-inch tube pan and sprinkle with bread crumbs.
In a medium size bowl, beat butter and 1/2 cup sugar at medium speed until light and fluffy (about 2 minutes).
Add egg yolks and beat until light and fluffy.
Gradually beat in flour and salt.
In a separate bowl, beat egg whites until foamy.
On high speed, beat 1/4 cup sugar into whites, 2 tablespoons at a time, until they are stiff and glossy.
Gently fold beaten whites into batter.
Spread batter evenly in pan, top with cherries.
Bake at 350\u00b0F for about 35-40 minutes.
or until cake is set and toothpick comes out clean.
Cool in pan for 5 minutes, loosen sides and remove from pan.
Cool completely on rack, drizzle cooled cake with almond glaze.
---Almond Glaze---.
Mix powdered sugar, almond extract and water (1 teaspoon at a time) until smooth and the consistency of a thin syrup.