This month's recipe for Apple Spice Cake come to us from Tujague's, established in 1856 and located since 2020 at 429 Decatur St in the upper Quarter. It's perfect served with your favorite garnishes like whipped cream and caramel sauce.

INGREDIENTS
1 cup dark brown sugar
3/4 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup molasses
4 eggs
3/4 cup applesauce
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup water
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground cloves

METHOD
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Whisk oil, sugar and molasses together in a bowl.
3. Whisk in eggs and vanilla
4. Slowly add in water and whisk together
5. Stir in applesauce
6. In a separate bowl, combine salt, flour, backing powder, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and cloves
7. Slowly add the bowl of dry ingredients into the first bowl and stir until they are just mixed (don't overmix)
8. Pour into a 10-inch cake pan that has been sprayed with cooking spray
9. Bake at 350 degrees for 38 minutes