Sour Cream Cherry Cake

INGREDIENTS

2 1/2 cups

flour ((I used King Arthur’s Gluten Free blend))

1 1/2 cups

plus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar

1/2 tsp

salt

3 tsp

baking powder

1/2 cup

sour cream

Approximately 12 large cherries (, stemmed, pitted and sliced in half)

2 cups

heavy whipping cream

1 tsp

vanilla

eggs

3 cups

, stemmed, pitted cherries rough chopped ((I used Bing))

1 tbsp

lemon juice

1/4 cup

water

2 tbsp

cornstarch

1/3 cup

sugar

1/8 tsp

almond extract