Vegan Dollhouse - Chocolate Caramel Cupcakes (vegan)

Ingredients

• 2 cups soymilk (or substitute other nondairy milk)*
• 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar (or substitute white vinegar)
• 2 ½ cups unbleached white flour
• ⅔ cup cocoa powder (try to find fair trade cocoa powder, if you can)
• ½ tablespoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder (try to use non-aluminum)
• ½ teaspoon salt (the pink sea salt has trace minerals that are good for you)
• ⅔ cup sunflower oil
• 1 ¾ cups organic or raw sugar*
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup organic or raw sugar*
• ⅓ cup vegan butter or margarine (I like the organic whipped earth balance)*
• ½ cup canned coconut milk (⅓ of the can)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ¾ cup organic whipped earth balance (or other vegan butter)*
• ¾ cup organic palm shortening*
• 4 cups organic powdered sugar*
• ½ cup caramel sauce