When I was in high school, 100 years ago, I had a Psychology teacher who said, “We can never have a bad experience, so long as we make it a positive learning experience.”
I am sorry for those stressful moments, you did the right thing by evaluating your time and re-baking. Always put your best foot (cake) forward.
And hey, so far as the cake that crashed and burned… DESSERT!!! Lol!
Psalm 127:1 Unless the LORD builds the house, the builders labor in vain.