Roux

Ingredients

• 200 g (1 cup) sugar
• Zest of 1 large navel orange
• 113 g (1/2 cup) unsalted butter
• 2 large eggs
• 56 g (2/3 cup) Dutch-process cocoa powder
• 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 6-7 dashes orange bitters or 1/2 teaspoon orange extract
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 90 g (3/4 cups) all-purpose flour
• 50 g (about 1/3 cup) candied orange peel, finely diced
• 85 g (1/2 cup) semi-sweet chocolate chips or chopped dark chocolate
• 100 g (about 1/3 cup) Seville orange marmalade
• 40 g (1/4 cup) slivered or sliced almonds, optional