3 butter almond torte sour cherry Recipes

whole blanched almonds (about 4 oz), toasted lightly and cooled, sugar, unsalted butter, softened, eggs, separated, freshly grated orange zest, kirsch, fine-quality bittersweet chocolate (not unsweetened), broken into pieces and ground fine in a food processor, garnish: confectioners sugar, sweetened whipped cream, sour cherry compote, dried sour cherries, preferably unsweetened * (about 5 oz), kirsch, water, cherry jam or preserves (about 7 oz), cinnamon stick, broken in half, a 3-inch strip orange zest

tart red cherries , packed in water, semisweet chocolate, almonds, ground very fine , plus, almonds, extra for the pan (see note ), butter, vanilla extract, almond extract, sugar, eggs, flour