Golden Beet Cake With the Best Cream Cheese Frosting

Name: 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