Vegan Chocolate Cake

INGREDIENTS

• 1 and ½ cups Whole wheat Flour
• ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 scant cup raw (turbinado) sugar
• ½ cup melted coconut oil or Vegetable oil
• 1 cup coffee
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon almond extract
• 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
• 1 and ¼  pound dark cherries 

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Heat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Pit the cherries.
3. Line the bottom of your pan with parchment paper which made removing the cake a cinch.
4. Whisk together the flour, coco powder , Baking soda , sugar and salt
5. In a measuring cup, measure and mix together the oil, cold coffee , almond extract and vanilla extract.
6. Pour the  ingredients into the baking pan and mix the batter with a whisk until it get smooth
7. Add vinegar and stir quickly. You will see pale swirls in the batter as the vinegar reacts with the baking soda. Stir just until the vinegar is evenly distributed throughout the batter.
8. Mix in your cherries 
9. Bake for 35 minutes and then set  to cool.

Chocolate Icing Ingredients:

• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips 
• 2 tablespoons hot water
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract