1 lb. butter (Parkay preferable)
1 lb. flour
1 lb. or 3/4 lb. sugar
8 eggs
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon spice
2 tsp. almond, or vanilla or mixed essence
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
3 tsp. baking powder
1/2 lb. cherries

Mix butter and sugar; add in beaten eggs (2 to 3 at a time). Beat eggs with orange or lime rind (skin) to help remove the rankness; add some of the essence in the eggs. When sugar is melted in butter and eggs, add in flour (one cup at a time) in the mixture until thoroughly mixed. Then add cinnamon, rest of essence, nutmeg and baking powder. Grease and flour pan. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Pour combined mixture in pan. Flour cherries and put on top mixture in pan. Bake for 45 to 60 minutes.