Adjust your oven to 160 degrees celsius. Prepare your cake mold by lining with paper and brushing some melted coconut or olive oil
Swift flours and cacao and mix with spices, salt, baking powder and sodium bicarbonate
Mix crushed pecans, orange peel and carrots in another bowl
Mix whisked eggs or flaxseed mixture with date puree or your choice of sweetener and melted coconut oil. If you are not using eggs, add 1tbs apple cider vinegar, too
Add these liquids to flour mix, add the pecan-carrots mixture and mix them all well with wooden spoon
Check the consistency. If it is too dry add some (plant) milk. If it is too liquid add some flour. Taste for sweetness and add more if necessary
Pour into tray, decorate with pecans or walnuts
Bake at 160degrees for about 1hour. Check with a toothpick or knife, if it comes out clean, take it out, rest it inside the tray until it cools down completely