I'm not going to lie, it's still delicious. At least I haven't magically lost my talent as a baker. But that still leaves it the pastry equivalent of "well, she's got a great personality...."

I consider it a matter of priorities. While having everything perfect is nice, I care about flavor a *lot* more than looks. Following the metaphor, too many cakes are the equivalent of the stereotype blonde bimbo -- all looks, with nothing interesting underneath.

(It does kind of remind me of one of the bakeries Aaron looked at for his wedding cake, which apparently advertised, "And our cakes look even better than they taste!" Which they found to be true, and was part of why they didn't go to that bakery.)

You'll get better at the decorating part with practice, but IMO you're already one of the best I know at the important parts of baking...