Grease a springform pan (26 cm Ø) and sprinkle with breadcrumbs. Wash the cherries, dab dry, remove the stalks and stone them. (Drain cherries well from the jar).
Separate eggs. Cream fat, 150 g sugar, lemon peel and salt. Stir in the egg yolks one by one. Alternately stir in flour and milk in portions. Beat the egg whites until stiff, 1 go. Let tbsp. sugar trickle in. Fold into the dough
Fill the dough into the mould and smooth it down. Spread cherries on top. Warm the jam and pass it through a sieve. Spread the cherries with it
Bake the cake in a preheated oven (electric cooker: 175 °C / convection oven: 150 °C / gas: level 2) for about 1 hour (if necessary, cover the last 15 minutes with parchment paper). Let it cool down. Dust with icing sugar. Whipped cream tastes good with it