Vegan Dollhouse - Vegan Strawberry Lemonade Cake

Ingredients

• 3 cups unbleached white flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 cups sugar
• ½ cup fresh squeezed lemon juice (~3 lemons)
• zest from 5 lemons
• ⅔ cup sunflower oil
• 2 tablespoons vanilla extract
• 1 ½ cups nondairy milk
• 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar (or sub white vinegar)
• ¾ cup vegan butter or margarine (if you avoid soy, buy the soy-free earth balance; otherwise buy the organic whipped earth balance)*
• 1 cup organic palm shortening*
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 6 cups organic powdered sugar*
• vegan food coloring
• 9 chocolate covered strawberries and 8-12 candied lemon slices for garnish (optional)
• 2 cups (475g) water
• 2 cups (450g) organic sugar
• ½ pint (180g) strawberries
• 2 lemons, washed and sliced thinly