Beat the butter until it is foamy. Gradually stir in the sugar, vanilla sugar, lemon zest, salt and whole eggs until the sugar has dissolved.
Sift the flour with a very little baking powder at the same time as the milk and fold into the output. Pour the dough into a buttered cake tin (26 cm diameter) sprinkled with breadcrumbs and cover with the pitted cherries.
Bake in the middle rack at 160 ° for 30 minutes. Then sprinkle with the sugar and the peeled and chopped almonds. Bake for another 10-15 minutes. Let cool slightly in the mold.