Dr Bird Cake - Another Pantry

Ingredients

• 100g pecans or walnuts, chopped
• 100g canned chopped pineapple in juice, drained and 80ml (⅓ cup) juice reserved
• 250g wholemeal flour or plain (all-purpose) flour
• 150g light soft brown sugar
• 1½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• ½ tsp ground allspice
• ½ tsp ground nutmeg
• ¼ tsp sea salt
• 2 ripe bananas, mashed
• 50g coconut oil or butter, or oil of choice, plus extra for greasing
• 1 tbsp vanilla extract
• 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
• 1 egg (optional)
• 25g (1oz) coconut flakes, toasted, to serve
• 1 handful of pecans, roughly chopped, to serve