Ingredients 

• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 1 cup cake flour
• 1 1/2 cups egg whites (11-12 eggs)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cream of tartar
• 1 teaspoon almond flavoring
• 2/3 cup chopped maraschino cherries (drained well, but reserve the juice)

FOR THE CHERRY GLAZE:

• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons melted butter
• 1/3 cup maraschino cherry juice
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract

Instructions 

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
• Sift together ¾ cup of sugar and the flour three times. Set it aside.
• In a clean, grease-free bowl, beat the egg whites until they are frothy .
• Add the salt and cream of tartar, then beat until the eggs hold stiff peaks.
• Add the remaining sugar, three tablespoons at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Fold in the flour/sugar mixture about ½ a cup at a time, then fold in the almond flavoring and drained cherries.
• Spoon the batter into an ungreased angel food cake tube pan.
• Bake on the lowest oven rack for 45 minutes or until the top is lightly browned and looks dry.
• Remove the pan from the oven and immediately invert the pan, standing it upside down on 3 glasses that are equal in height for support.
• Allow the cake to cool upside down completely, then slide a knife around the sides and center of the pan to loosen the cake.
• Remove the cake to a plate.
• To make the glaze, whisk together the powdered sugar, butter, juice and extract until smooth.
• Drizzle the glaze over the cake.
• Store the cake in an airtight container.