Upside-Down Carrot Cake

Ingredients

• 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)