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Peter’s Gluten-free Chocolate Orange Battenberg

Name: Peter’s Gluten-free Chocolate Orange Battenberg
Prep time: 105 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: Serves 8
Ingredients: Orange sponge:; 1 small, thin-skinned orange or 2 mandarins; 2 eggs; 65g caster sugar; 35ml olive oil; ¼ tsp orange food-coloring gel; 65g ground almonds; 25g gluten-free plain flour; ¾ tsp gluten-free baking powder; Chocolate sponge:; 65g gluten-free plain flour; 85g caster sugar; 25g cocoa powder; ½ tsp baking powder; Pinch of salt; 1 egg; 50ml whole milk; 30ml olive oil; ½ tsp vanilla extract; 50ml boiling water; Candied orange slices:; 1 small, thin-skinned orange or 2 mandarins; 50g caster sugar; Chocolate ganache:; 100g double cream; 50g 54% dark chocolate, chopped; Marzipan:; 150g ground almonds; 75g icing sugar, plus extra for dusting; 75g caster sugar

Prep 1h 45m

Cook 25m

Great British Bake Off Series 11
This moist cake gets its flavor from a whole cooked orange – make sure you use a thin-skinned orange, or use mandarins.