Black Forest Bark

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   Place 2 pots on your stove partially filled with water. Bring to a boil then turn to simmer or just slightly above a simmer.

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   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.

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   Now melt the chocolates, stirring with separate spoons as they melt.

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   Cut up your cherries into chunky pieces. Set aside.

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   Once the white chocolate is melted, add the red food colouring to make it pink.

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   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.

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   Now take a knife or toothpick and swirl the pink chocolate around a bit. Toss your cherries on top.

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   Pop this in the fridge to set for a couple of hours.

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   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.

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    Serve as gifts or eat it all up yourself. Enjoy!

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.