Mix the flour, sugar, vanilla sugar and salt, add the butter in pieces and knead quickly to make crumble. Chill until the cherry filling is done.
Pour the cherries into a sieve, collect the juice. Mix the pudding powder and sugar with part of the cherry juice until smooth, cook a firm pudding according to the instructions on the package. (You don`t use milk here, just the cherry juice from the glass. This is not half a liter, this makes the pudding a little firmer.) Cherries, cherry jam Mix in the almond flavor and vanilla sugar. Season with a little lemon juice.
Pour 2/3 of the crumble into a 24-inch springform pan and press firmly, pulling up a small edge. Spread the cherry filling on the base and distribute the remaining crumble evenly on top. Scatter the almond flakes on top.
Bake in the preheated oven at 180 ° C top / bottom heat for 45 - 50 minutes until the crumble is golden brown.
The cake tastes fresh and equally good the next day.