Chocolate Mousse

Chocolate mousse just has a way of making the most amateur cooks, like myself, look like professionals. After perusing several mousse recipes I came up with this concoction:

Ingredients:

• 4 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
• ½ cup sugar
• ½ cup evaporated milk
• 2 tbsp melted butter
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 3 eggs, separated
• 8 oz cool whip

Directions:

1. Thoroughly combine cocoa powder, sugar, milk, butter and vanilla in a mixing bowl and heat in microwave (for about a minute or two).
2. Add egg yolks a bit at a time to prevent them from being scrambled.
3. In a separate bowl, whip egg whites until stiff peaks form.
4. Combine cool whip with whipped egg whites. Be sure to leave a bit of cool whip for garnishing, if desired.
5. Gently fold in the chocolate mixture a bit at a time.
6. Spoon into serving glasses and refrigerate until set.
7. Garnish with cool whip before serving (optional).

Please note: raw eggs should not be consumed by children and the elderly.