Step 1: Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Step 2: Grease and flour 2 9 inch pans.
Step 3: Combine all ingredients in a large mixing bowl and mix well.
Step 4: Pour into prepared baking pans.
Step 5: Bake 30 - 35 for layer cake, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean
Step 6: Whip whipping cream with icing sugar and almond extract, until stiff peaks form.
Step 7: To assemble, use a decorators tube to pipe a thin rim around the edge of bottom layer.
Step 8: Fill the center of the bottom layer with half of the cherry filling and top with second layer.
Step 9: With the decorator tube, pipe the outline of a large heart in the center of the top of the cake.
Step 10: Fill heart in with remaining cherry pie filling.
Step 11: Ice remainder of cake with remaining whipped cream.
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