11 date and chocolate torte Recipes

dates (6 oz), pitted and each cut into 6 pieces, dates (3 oz), pitted and each cut into 6 pieces, dried cherries (preferably tart; 6 oz), baking soda, boiling water, brandy, all-purpose flour, unsweetened cocoa powder (not dutch-process), salt, unsalted butter, softened, sugar, eggs at room temperature, vanilla, grated fresh orange zest, fine-quality bittersweet chocolate (not unsweetened), coarsely chopped, pecans (4 1/2 oz), finely chopped, garnish: confectioner s sugar

deglet noor or medjool dates (6 oz), pitted and each cut into 6 pieces, black sphinx or medjool dates (3 oz), pitted and each cut into 6 pieces, dried cherries (preferably tart; 6 oz), baking soda, boiling water, brandy, all-purpose flour, unsweetened cocoa powder (not dutch-process), salt, unsalted butter, softened, sugar, eggs at room temperature, vanilla, grated fresh orange zest, fine-quality bittersweet chocolate (not unsweetened), coarsely chopped, pecans (4 1/2 oz), finely chopped, garnish: confectioners sugar, brandied whipped cream

dates (chopped ), boiling water, baking soda, margarine, sugar, eggs, flour (sifted), salt, baking soda, chocolate chips, nuts (any - chopped ), sugar

unblanched almonds, semisweet chocolate, egg whites, sugar, chopped dates, cream, grated chocolate, almonds

egg whites, caster sugar, dark chocolate melts, melted, chopped pitted dates, chopped pecans, plain flour, dark chocolate melts, cream, milk, brown sugar, vanilla essence

egg whites, caster sugar, almond meal, dried dates, dark chocolate, best quality

almonds, with skins on, pitted dates, dark chocolate (cadbury old jamaican is very nice), egg whites, caster sugar

hazelnuts, chocolate (use any kind , i used a bar of roasted hazelnut milk chocolate), dates, pitted (i.e. stones removed), egg whites, at room temperature, caster sugar, whipping cream, dark chocolate, chopped, whipping cream, sugar, vanilla extract, strawberries (or use any berries you prefer)

egg whites, sugar, plain chocolate, scant 1 cup medjool dates, pitted and finely chopped, vanilla extract, scant 1 cup creme fraiche, scant 1 cup mascarpone, few drops of vanilla extract, sugar to taste