Place the cherries on a large sieve and drain well. Cream fat, 200 g sugar, vanilla sugar and lemon peel. Stir in the eggs individually, alternating with the cornflour.
Add cream. Mix flour and baking powder and finally stir in briefly. Grease a fat pan or a deep baking tray ( Jena: 31x40 cm/ normal fat pan: 33x38 cm) and sprinkle with breadcrumbs.
Pour in the dough, smooth it down and spread 2/3 of the cherries on top. Bake in the preheated oven (electric: 175 °C/ gas: level 2) for 40-45 minutes. Mix cinnamon and remaining sugar. After 20-25 minutes, sprinkle cake with remaining cherries, almonds and sugar mixture.
Leave the finished cake to cool on the tray and cut into approx. 20 pieces. Serve with whipped cream.