Baking disaster, or did I pull it off?

The worst crack I have ever baked into a cheesecake.

And it is also a little too brown.

I got the pan off all right...

except for this one chunk in the side.

I covered it with cookie crumbs mixed with a ground, high quality chocolate bar.

then added sprigs and mint leaves from the garden.

I anchored each mint leaf with a rosette of frosting,
even though I don't really believe in frosting on cheesecakes.

Boxed and ready to go.

Did I pull it off? It's for a grandma's 60th birthday party. Part of the charm of Hope's Homemades is that you don't get factory type perfection each time.