Cherry Dump Pudding Cake

2 cups all-purpose flour

½ teaspoon salt

2 teaspoons baking powder

1 cup white sugar

½ cup butter

1 cup milk

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

4 cups pitted sour cherries

½ cup white sugar

1 ¼ cups cherry juice

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 10x10-inch baking dish.

In large bowl, combine flour, salt, baking powder and 1 cup sugar; stir. Add butter, milk and vanilla; beat with electric mixer for 2 minutes, or until smooth. Pour mixture into pan and cover evenly with cherries.

Heat cherry juice in microwave or in small saucepan, until just simmering. Sprinkle 1/2 cup of sugar over cherries, and pour hot cherry juice on top. Bake 40 to 45 minutes, or until pick inserted in center comes out clean.