Life Lesson #2: It always pays to read the WHOLE ingredients list. The comma, in fact, does not indicate the end of the ingredient.

What’s even more funny is that this is the second time I have completely missed that clause and had just put cold chocolate chips into the mix. It’s only after the fact that I underlined the part about melting it. What’s even funnier is that we got the bright idea to somewhat melt the chocolate to soften it up this time. Only to realize a few minutes later we should have melted it all the way.

Life Lesson #3: Sometimes when you go off-book it turns out even better.

The end result today was a semi-chocolatey icing with chocolate chunks. It actually is a lot more fun that just boring chocolate icing. So sometimes the directions are just telling you the tried and true.

Going off the beaten path can be more risky, but the rewards are usually higher.

Oh, and in case you’re curious, here’s the end result: