Dessert for my Valentines!

We have never enjoyed going out for dinner on Valentine's night - just as well at the moment! Alan would cook the 3 of us something delicious and, after spotting this recipe, I offered to do dessert knowing I could pull this off after coming home from work.
DARK CHOCOLATE CHERRY GANACHE BARS

This is really chocolate shortbread with some wonderful chocolate frosting.  I made the shortbread part on the Sunday before the big day and of course I did not follow the recipe exactly.  The Cherry part is a couple of tablespoons of jam which goes between the base and the chocolate. I had some Bonne Maman raspberry preserves and decided to use that.  For the liquor I used that vintage Remy Martin that I have mentioned before, always a treat!  I melted the chocolate in the microwave, as opposed to stovetop, much easier as you only use one dish, rather than the heatproof bowl over a saucepan of water.  I simply whipped in the cream (which was slightly warmed) and then the cognac once the chocolate was melted.  As I did this just before we ate, I did not have time to put in fridge to chill until firm.  When we ate it the top was the consistency of frosting and it was really delicious! I did put the leftovers in the fridge and tasted it the next night (well, I had to, for research!) and it was also pretty good once the chocolate had firmed up but I must say I preferred it the way we had it freshly made. This will definitely go in the 'do this again' pile of recipes. Oh, and no prizes for guessing where the roses in the background came from!