Decadent Chocolate and Cherry Vegan Cake Gluten-free, Dairy-free, Organic - Cuisine l’Angélique

Ingredients

• 10 g (1 tbsp) chia
• 125 g (1/2 cup) unsweetened applesauce
• 100 g (1/2 cup) light olive oil
• 10 ml (2 tsp) vanilla extract
• 235 g (1 2/3 cups) all-purpose flour
• 50 g (1/2 cup + 1 tbsp) cocoa
• 7.5 ml (1 1/2 tsps) baking powder
• 1 ml (1/4 tsp) baking soda
• 1 ml (1/4 tsp) salt
• 250 g (1 cup) plant-based milk substitute
• 10 ml (2 tsp) cider vinegar
• 220 g (1 cup) cane sugar
• 195 g (1 1/2 cups) pitted and halved cherries (fresh or frozen cherries)
• 100 g 70% dark chocolate, coarsely chopped
• 100 g 70% dark chocolate
• 60 ml (4 tbsp) plant-based milk substitute
• 22.5 ml (1 1/2 tbsp) margarine
• 2.5 ml (1/2 tsp) vanilla extract