Golden Beet Cake With the Best Cream Cheese Frosting

Ingredients

• Unsalted butter, room temperature (for pans)
• 1½ cups (135 g) sliced skin-on almonds
• ¾ tsp. ground coriander
• ½ tsp. ground fennel seeds
• ¼ tsp. ground cardamom
• 2¼ cups (281 g) all-purpose flour
• 1 Tbsp. baking powder
• 1¼ tsp. kosher salt
• 4 large eggs, room temperature
• 1½ cups grapeseed oil or vegetable oil
• 1½ cups (300 g) granulated sugar
• 1 (12-oz.) jar pitted sour cherries in juice or light syrup (such as Oregon Red Tart Cherries in 100% Juice; about 1 cup), drained, finely chopped, plus 6 Tbsp. juice, divided
• 9 oz. beets (about 2 small), preferably golden, peeled, grated (1¼ cups packed)
• 1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar
• ½ cup (62 g) all-purpose flour
• ¾ tsp. kosher salt
• 1¾ cups whole milk
• 2 tsp. vanilla extract
• ⅛ tsp. almond extract (optional)
• ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature, cut into 8 pieces
• 16 oz. cream cheese, slightly softened, cut into pieces

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