1 cup soft butter or margarine 
2 3/4 cups sugar 
6 eggs 
1 cup sour cream 
3 cups flour 
1 cup coarsley chopped maraschino cherries 
1/2 teaspoon salt 
1/4 teaspoon baking powder 
1 teaspoon almond extract 
1 teaspoon vanilla extract 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a loaf pan. 
Cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time and beat well. Add the sour cream, then the flour, salt, baking powder and extracts, beating well with each addition.  Fold in the cherries and mix till evenly distributed.   Bake for 1 hour and 20 minutes but start checking to see if it's done at the one hour mark by sticking a toothpick into the centre.  It should come out clean.