Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Use butter to grease a 9" round baking dish or several smaller dishes or ramekins
In a blender add all ingredients except cherries and blend to mix thoroughly
Pour mixture into the baking dish(s) and drop in halved cherries to cover (they will sink a bit)
Place in middle rack of oven and bake 35-40 minutes or until golden brown on top. Remove and let cool in dish. It will puff up while baking and deflate in the middle upon cooling. That's OK...it still looks and tastes great.