Yep! But just make sure that when you whisk the sugar and eggs together, you use a hand whisk and gets lots and lots of air into the mixture until frothy. It’s super-important that the sponge mixture is really consistently mixed! Add your icing sugar gradually to the butter (I do this in two stages). I mix each addition of icing sugar for around 3-5 minutes before adding the second half. Yep! You can freeze it for up to 2-3 months without a problem – just make sure you put it in an airtight plastic container. It’s probably a good idea to slice it first so you can defrost a slice at a time.

If you want to defrost the whole thing at once, you can leave it at room temperature to thaw for around 12 hours. A single slice will probably take about 2-3 hours to thaw, so get it out ahead of time! Can I bake my gluten-free chocolate orange Toblerone tart in the oven? Chill this in the fridge for around 30 minutes – 1 hour. Whilst this is happening you can sort out your filling. Though it’s easy to make this dairy-free using the instructions above this recipe isn’t so easy to make vegan unfortunately. If you’re in a bit of a pinch and don’t have a swiss roll tin, you can easily use a baking tray instead as long as it’s roughly the same size and sides aren’t too low. Ensure you adequately whisk up the eggs at the very start. This is key in a sponge that doesn’t contain any butter.Omit the chocolate orange buttons and chocolate orange Toblerone – most dairy-free alternatives end up using potentially high FODMAP ingredients like soya. Vegetable oil: Vegetable oil keeps the sponge super moist and is incredibly important considering there’s actually no butter in the sponge. Optionally dust with icing sugar for a snowy finish and top with some chocolate orange Toblerone (chopped up as they're quite big and chunky) and chocolate orange buttons.

But what does my gluten-free chocolate orange swiss roll taste like, I hear you ask? Well, let me tell you!I wouldn’t recommend a food processor for this one – you really need a whisk attachment to get a lot of air into your eggs for this cake to work. Without gluten or xanthan gum to bind the cake together, you’ll be left with a very brittle, fragile sponge which won’t work for this recipe. In other words, you won’t have a hope in hell of being able to roll it up without xanthan gum! I wouldn’t really recommend trying this in a tin without a loose bottom, otherwise it can be very hard to remove from the tin when you want to serve it up. Cadbury Chocolate Orange Buttons: Yes, these are gluten-free! You can find them down the confectionary aisle. So no – definitely don’t throw everything in the bowl at once, please! Can I make this recipe without xanthan gum?

Caster sugar: You’ll need this for the sponge and it’s integral to the structure of the sponge. So don’t reduce the amount if you want this bake to function! You actually don’t need a stand mixer for this recipe at all. But what would really help is a food processor! Best of all, you’d never know it was gluten-free by tasting it or looking at it – it’s super soft, moist and NOT crumbly or dry at all. I do have a similar recipe here which is a little easier to adapt to be vegan– simply look for this frequently asked question over on that post on what products to use instead. Is your gluten-free chocolate orange Toblerone tart recipe nut free? So this recipe might be best attempted once the elimination phase of the diet is over and you’ve successfully reintroduced lactose/dairy products. Is Toblerone Orange Twist gluten-free?

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And then what if I told you that you only need 6 ingredients to make it AND it doesn’t even involve switching the oven on?

There’s a big difference between ‘gluten-free plain/self-raising flour’ and a *singular* type gluten-free flour. When I say ‘gluten-free plain or self-raising flour’ in a recipe, I mean a BLEND of gluten-free flours, not just one, singular flour. In gluten-free self-raising flour, there’s usually even a little baking powder and xanthan gum in it too which always helps. It’s easier to make than you’d think! Follow the recipe and once you’ve successfully rolled up your sponge, it’s simply a matter of making the icing – both of which are a doddle. I used my food processor to blitz the biscuits into a fine consistency so that it will be nice and easy to shape into my pastry tin. Can I make your gluten-free chocolate orange Toblerone tart without any kind of electric mixer/appliance at all?Obviously keep this in the fridge at all times – it should last around 4-5 days. Also try to keep it in an airtight container, or covered with clingfilm. Can I freeze my gluten-free chocolate orange Toblerone tart? Remove the sponge from the oven and very carefully invert it (turn it upside down!) onto another piece of baking paper on a flat surface. Carefully peel off the baking paper that was on the bottom of it in the oven. Finish with any chocolate orange chocolates you can find to decorate. I chose chocolate orange Toblerone and cut them down a little so they weren't such huge pieces. Slice and enjoy!