happy birthday to my baby sister, Sloane! — Les Petites Gourmettes

Ingredients

• 2 cups cold half-and-half
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons cocoa powder
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1/2 fresh vanilla bean, split lengthwise, seeds removed with the backside of a knife
• 1/4 cup bittersweet or semisweet chocolate chips
• Scant 1/4 teaspoon mint extract
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
• 2 tablespoon powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup heavy cream
• 1/3 cup bittersweet or semisweet chocolate chips
• 8-ounce purchased pound cake
• 2 tablespoons dark rum
• 1 tablespoon crème de cacao liqueur
• Two 1/2-pint baskets fresh raspberries
• Fresh mint for garnish