Black Forest Bark

Directions

1. 1
   Place 2 pots on your stove partially filled with water. Bring to a boil then turn to simmer or just slightly above a simmer.
2. 2
   Place heat proof bowls over the water but NOT touching it. (You can use a double boiler if you have one, I just don't happen to have one.) Place your semi sweet chocolate in 1 bowl. Place your white chocolate in the other bowl.
3. 3
   Now melt the chocolates, stirring with separate spoons as they melt.
4. 4
   Cut up your cherries into chunky pieces. Set aside.
5. 5
   Once the white chocolate is melted, add the red food colouring to make it pink.
6. 6
   Line an 8 x 8 pan with parchment and pour the semisweet chocolate into the pan. Haphazardly drop the pink-coloured chocolate in chunks here and there.
7. 7
   Now take a knife or toothpick and swirl the pink chocolate around a bit. Toss your cherries on top.
8. 8
   Pop this in the fridge to set for a couple of hours.
9. 9
   Break apart by hand or cut with a knife. I have to admit I like the by-hand method. I don't like clean edges on bark. I like it to look like you just took a long piece of it and whacked it.
10. 10
    Serve as gifts or eat it all up yourself. Enjoy!