1½ sticks Unsalted Butter 169.5g
1⅔ cups Granulated Sugar 332g
¾ cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder 64.5g
1½ tsp Vanilla Extract 6.3g
3 large Eggs 150g
1⅓ cup All-purpose Flour 166.25g
½ tsp Salt 3g
½ tsp Baking Powder 2.3g
4 cups Frozen, Dark, Sweet Cherries, Thawed And Drained. (reserve 1/4 Cup Of The Cherry Juice For The Cherry Pudding Used In The Trifle.) 552g
2 tbsps Granulated Sugar 25g
2 tbsps Cherry Flavored Brandy
⅓ cup Granulated Sugar 66g
¼ cup Cornstarch 32g
⅛ tsp (pinch) Salt 0.75g
2¾ cups Whole Milk 671g
¼ cup Cherry Juice (reserved From Drained Pre-brandied Cherries)
¼ tsp Cherry Flavored Brandy
2 tbsps Unsalted Butter 28.4g
2 cups Heavy Cream 240g
1 tbsp Confectioners Sugar 8g
1 tsp Vanilla Extract 4.2g
Semi-sweeT ChocolaTe For Garnishing