| Vegan Hampshire cherry cake

Ingredients

• 60g vegetable oil – coconut oil would work well too
• 200ml plant-based milk (oat milk used here)
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 9 tablespoons maple syrup
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Pinch salt
• 150g ground almonds
• 150g plain flour
• 2 heaped teaspoons baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
• 150g cherries , pitted and halved. Plus more cherries for serving.
• Topping: Flaked almonds/ or any chopped nut (hazelnuts used here)
• Sprinkling of brown sugar