Spiced Cherry Buckle

Ingredients

• 500 ml pitted and halved fresh or frozen sweet cherries
• 75 ml granulated sugar
• 30 ml lemon juice
• 15 ml corn starch
• 2 ml almond extract
• 625 ml all purpose flour
• 10 ml baking powder
• 5 ml ground cinnamon
• 5 ml ground ginger
• 2 ml baking soda
• 2 ml salt
• 1 ml ground cardamom
• 1 ml ground cloves
• 3 eggs
• 300 ml granulated sugar
• 150 ml vegetable oil
• 75 ml plain yogurt
• 30 ml sliced almonds
• 75 ml icing sugar
• 10 ml milk