Chocolate Mousse Cake

12 ounces semi sweet chocolate
2 1/2 c. heavy whipping cream (divided)
1 pkg. chocolate wafer cookies (Famous Wafers)
Garnish: whipped cream or topping, chocolate stars

Spray bottom of 9" spring form pan with cooking spray. Heat chocolate and 2/3 c. of cream over low heat, stirring until mixture is smooth. Cool about 5 minutes. Crush 14 chocolate wafers and add 2 Tbsp of the cream mixing and pressing in bottom of pan to form crust. Beat remaining cream until stiff peaks form. Add 1/2 c. of the cream to the cooling chocolate mixture. Then stir the chocolate mixture back into the remaining cream until there are no streaks of white.

Pour 1 c. chocolate into crust and spread evenly. Arrange 9 wafer cookies on top of chocolate. Repeat layers twice and then end with remaining chocolate. Cover pan and refrigerate at least 12 hours. Garnish with more whipped cream or cool whip. Make chocolate stars or other shapes by melting milk chocolate or semi sweet chips and spreading thin. Cool and cut with cookie cutters, carefully removing chocolate from around shapes.

Note: I add a few crushed oreos to the wafers for the crust in order to make more crust.