I felt called to make a buttery and seasonally-inspired rhubarb and pear galette, but without the butter.

This carrot cake loaf with ginger and loaded with black sesame seeds is really perfect to start the day if you cut out a lot of the sugar, which I’ve done in this recipe.

The essential oils from the orange and lemon zest are massaged into the sugar, making for an intensely aromatic and colorful loaf.