Fresh Cherry Cake

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar, divided
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 4 cups halved and pitted cherries
• 1 1/4 cups cherry juice

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a deep 9x13-inch baking dish.
2. Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl.
3. Place 1 cup sugar and butter in a separate bowl; beat with an electric mixer until light and fluffy, 4 to 5 minutes. Stir in milk and vanilla extract. Add flour mixture to butter mixture; mix until batter is well blended and thick, 2 to 3 minutes.
4. Spread batter in the prepared baking dish; arrange cherries on top. Drizzle cherry juice over the cherries. Sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup sugar over the surface.
5. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes.

flour, baking powder, salt, white sugar, butter, milk, vanilla, cherries, cherry juice

Taken from www.allrecipes.com/recipe/257398/fresh-cherry-cake/ (may not work)