Chocolate Elegance - cream cheese

Method

• 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.
• 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.
• Glaze:.
• Microwave remaining chocolate and cool whip in microwavable bowl on high 1 minute; stir until blended.
• Cool slightly.
• Invert dessert onto platter.
• Remove pan and plastic wrap.
• Spread dessert with glaze; top with almonds.
• Refrigerate until glaze is firm.