My first baking experience was in High School.
I took a home economics class. My first cake was a chocolate cake with chocolate icing.
It did not turn out looking like the picture.
Looking sad, I poured/slathered more and more "Icing" on it to cover up the uneven condition of the cake itself.
When finished, it looked more like a cow pie than a chocolate cake.
The first cake, although not the last, was less than presentable once complete.
That situation and time frame precludes pictures.
This pic is close.
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Of the many since then, none have turned out like this
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