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Maraschino Cake.

Ingredients you would need

1/2 cup unsalted butter
1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup whole milk
1/2 cup maraschino cherry juice
2 teaspoons almond extract
2 tablespoons flour for sprinkling over diced cherries
10 oz bottle maraschino cherries, finely chopped
4 egg whites, beaten to stiff peaks
The Preparation Method:

Your oven has to be preheated 340 degrees.
Grease one 9” spring-form pans and line with parchment paper. Two 7″ might work as well.
Beat the butter and sugar together in the bowl of a stand mixer until they get creamy.
Take another bowl and whisk salt, flour, and baking powder together . Add milk with cherry juice & almond extract, and add it to the first bowl (with butter and sugar with the flour mixture).
In a small bowl, sprinkle the 2 tablespoons of flour over the diced cherries and stir until the flour has been completely absorbed. Don’t worry if the cherries have a little juice on them after this.
Stir cherries into the batter.
Fold stiffly beaten egg whites into the batter. Pour into prepared cake pans and bake for about an hour.
Remove from pan and allow to cool completely on a wire rack.
Vanilla Swiss Meringue Buttercream Frosting.

Ingridients you would need:

5 egg whites
3 teaspoons of vanilla extract
1 cup of sugar
1 pound (4 sticks) unsalted butter, cubed, at room temperature
Pinch of salt
The Preparation Method:

Set a saucepan filled one-third full of water over medium-high heat and bring to a simmer.
Whisk together the egg whites, sugar, and salt in a large heatproof bowl. Set over the simmering water and whisk until the mixture is hot to the touch and the sugar has dissolved.
Transfer the mixture to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment.
Beat on low speed for 2 minutes. Increase to medium-high until stiff peaks are formed.
Continue beating at medium-high speed until the mixture is fluffy and has cooled (the mixing bowl should feel cool to the touch).
Turn the mixer off and switch from the whisk attachment to the paddle. Turn the mixer on medium-low and add the butter, a few cubes at a time, beating until well incorporated before the next addition.
Add the vanilla extract. Divide batter and tint with food coloring, if desired. I kept a little un-tinted frosting out to pipe around the edges of the cake. To achieve my favoriteblue/green tint, I used a dot each of Sky Blue and Kelly Green Wilton gel food colorings.
Beat until the frosting is thick and completely smooth.
Store in an airtight container until ready for use.