Upside-Down Carrot Cake
["3 rounded Tbsp. butter or 50/50 butter and oil, mixed", "3 to 6 Tbsp. brown sugar (more or less to taste)", "nuts (walnuts or pecans)", "1 1/2 c. whole wheat pastry flour", "1 1/2 c. unbleached white flour", "2 Tbsp. baking powder", "1/4 tsp. soda", "1 tsp. sea salt", "2 tsp. cinnamon", "1 c. brown sugar", "1 c. raw wheat germ (optional)", "1 c. (expeller pressed) canola or sesame oil", "2 well beaten eggs", "1 1/2 tsp. pure vanilla", "4 c. finely grated carrots", "1 small can crushed pineapple in natural juice", "1 c. nuts or 1 c. raisins (optional)"]
["Prepare 2 round cake pans with the butter or 50/50 butter and oil mixture (I use expeller pressed canola or sesame oil).", "Coat bottom and sides of pan.", "Add 3 to 6 tablespoons brown sugar, spreading evenly.", "Press walnuts or pecans into sugar, covering the bottom of pan with nuts.", "About 5 minutes before filling the pan with batter, warm the pans in a 350\u00b0, preheated oven."]
["butter", "brown sugar", "nuts", "whole wheat pastry flour", "unbleached white flour", "baking powder", "soda", "salt", "cinnamon", "brown sugar", "raw wheat germ", "sesame oil", "eggs", "vanilla", "carrots", "pineapple", "nuts"]