Chocolate Cherries Jubilee - The Local Palate

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 2 cups milk, divided
• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• ½ cup cocoa powder
• 6 tablespoons powdered sugar
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 ½ ounce butter, melted (3 tablespoons)
• 2 cups whole milk
• 1 quart heavy cream
• 1 vanilla bean
• 4 egg yolks
• 1⅓ cup sugar
• Candy or instant read thermometer
• 1 cup dry red wine, such as pinot noir
• ¼ cup sugar
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 star anise
• 3 ounces dark chocolate, chopped
• 4 ounces butter (8 tablespoons)
• ½ cup brown sugar (dark or light)
• Pinch of salt
• 1 pound frozen cherries