Chocolate Mousse

Ingredients:

3/4 pound cream cheese
1 1/2 c. sugar
2 tsp. vanilla
3/4 c. unsweetened cocoa powder
2 1/4 c. heavy whipping cream
Garnish: chocolate shaving and raspberries

Instructions:

1.  Beat the cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla with an electric mixer until blended and fluffy.

2.  Reduce speed and add cocoa a little bit at a time (or else it will go all over the place).  Mix until well blended.

3.  In a separate bowl, whip the cream with an electric mixer until peaks form (meaning when you remove your mixer, peaks stick up where you pulled it out).

4.  Slowly fold the cream into the other mixture a little at a time until no white streaks are left. (Folding means to mix without stirring, so its good to use a rubber spoon and slowly fold the mixture over itself until blended).

5.  Spoon into serving cups.  Can garnish with chocolate shavings or strawberries.

Attributed to: Nordstrom Entertaining at Home Cookbook