Chocolate Elegance

Again, I found this great little pamphlet at the grocery store with some delicious recipes. It is a JELL-O, Cool Whip, Nilla Wafers, Philadelphia Cream Cheese, and Bakers Chocolate Squares book of recipes. Here is another recipe that I intend to try as soon as I can. It looks and sounds wonderful. 20 minutes does not include refrigeration time.

• Ready In: 20 mins
• Serves: 14
• Yields: 1 loaf-cake

Ingredients

• 1.5 (12 ounce) packages Philadelphia Cream Cheese, softened
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 2 1⁄2 cups Cool Whip, divided and thawed
• 6  BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate, divided
• 1 (4 ounce) package  jell-o instant chocolate pudding mix
• 1⁄2 cup milk
• 1⁄4 cup  sliced almonds, toasted

Directions

1. Beat cream cheese and sugar with mixer until blended. Stir in 1 1/2 cups cool whip; spread 2 cups onto bottom of 8x4 inch loaf pan lined with plastic wrap.
2. Melt 3 chocolate squares. Add to remaining cream cheese mixture along with pudding mix and milk. Beat until blended. Spread over layer in pan. Refrigerate 4 hours.
3. Glaze:
4. Microwave remaining chocolate and cool whip in microwavable bowl on high 1 minute; stir until blended. Cool slightly.
5. Invert dessert onto platter. Remove pan and plastic wrap. Spread dessert with glaze; top with almonds. Refrigerate until glaze is firm.