- In a bowl, mix well flour and baking powder, set aside. 
- Grease and flour your deer spine (ozgerinc) pan. Spread the chopped walnut on the pan. 
- Cream butter, yolk, icing sugar and almond extract 1/2 hour (yes, it's that long); set aside. 
- Mix egg white until hard foam consistency; then fold slowly into the butter mixture 
- Heat oven to 350 F 
- Mix in flour mixture into the batter, stir well. Add in pitted cherries, stir well. 
- Pour batter into the pan, bake for 45-55 minutes (or until knife inserted in the center comes out clean) 
- Cool cake then top with icing sugar before slicing