Cherry Almond Cake
"This tall cherry almond cake is easier than it looks. Pretty enough for special occasions, it is made of two layers of almond cake with a layer of Maraschino cherry cake in the middle. The whipped white chocolate buttercream is light and airy -- the perfect finish for this elegant layer cake. For this recipe you'll need: cake, flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, unsalted butter, sugar, vanilla, vanilla bean, almond extract, buttermilk, eggs, Maraschino cherries, confectioner's sugar, heavy cream, white chocola..."
INGREDIENTS
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4 cups cake flour
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1/2 teaspoon baking powder
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1 cup unsalted butter
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3 cups sugar
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2 teaspoons vanilla
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1 teaspoon almond extract
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1 inch of vanilla bean (, seeds scraped into the batter pod set aside (add the pod to the sugar bowl for vanilla sugar))
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2 cups buttermilk
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6 egg whites (, unbeaten)
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1/4 cup finely chopped Maraschino cherries
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18 ounces white chocolate chips
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3 cups room temperature (, unsalted butter, cut in cubes)
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9 cups confectioner's sugar
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1 1/2 teaspoons almond extract
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3/4 cup heavy cream
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