Vegan Dollhouse - Chocolate and Caramel Ombré Cake

Ingredients

• 1 cup organic, vegan, or raw sugar
• ¼ cup vegan butter or margarine (I use the organic whipped earth balance)*
• ¼ cup canned coconut milk (not reduced fat)
• ¾ - 1 cup (120g) all-purpose flour
• ¾ cup (150g) organic, vegan, or raw sugar
• ¾ teaspoon (5g) baking soda
• ¾ teaspoon (4g) baking powder
• a pinch of salt
• ¼ cup (60ml) oil
• ⅓ cup (90g) yogurt
• ½ cup (120ml) nondairy milk
• 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar (or sub white vinegar)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ¼ cup (60ml) hot coffee (or sub hot water if you can’t have caffeine)
• 2 ½ tablespoons cocoa powder
• a little over 3 additional tablespoons of flour
• ¼ cup vegan chocolate chips
• caramel
• ¼ cup organic whipped earth balance (or other vegan butter)*
• ¼ cup organic palm shortening*
• 1 ¼ cups organic powdered sugar*
• 3 tablespoons caramel sauce