3 date dried cherry 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