Mrs. Cake let out a long, heavy sigh, wiping sweat and a bit of flour off her forehead. Still so many orders to fill out and the day was barely over. She opened up the oven, taking out one baked cake pan, and replacing it with another to bake. She leaned against the counter to catch her breath and rest for a bit.

She looked around at the mess she made in the kitchen, wishing that her husband or Pinkie were around to help. And the ringing of the bell at the door wasn’t helping her. She scrambled to her hooves, trying to put her customer service face back on before she stepped out behind the counter. “I’ll be right with you, dear!”

“That’s quite alright, take your time.”

Mrs. Cake’s heart jumped in her chest. “P-Princess Celestia?” She quickly scrambled to try and get herself into a more presentable state, the list of today’s orders quickly scrolling through her mind to try and explain why Celestia was at the bakery.

“That would be me, yes. Unless there’s somepony else with that name,” she playfully joked.

“Um…w-what brings you here, today, Princess?” Mrs. Cake struggled to bow down, her mind still frazzled.

“Well, I was coming by to pick up my triple-layer chocolate cake order. Is it ready?”

Mrs. Cake’s eyes widened, she knew that order was slated for today, but she had several other things to do before she started working on it. “Uh…well…you see…” she laughed nervously.

“Ah, not quite ready yet, it seems, that’s quite alright.” Even though she sounded disappointed, Celestia still kept the same warm smile on her face.

“I-I’m so sorry, Princess…” She knew that the princess wouldn’t be angry at her, but it was hard not to feel a little small in front of her. “I know it’s no excuse, but I’ve been going through so many orders today…”

Celestia looked around, noticing the lack of Mr. Cake or Pinkie Pie around. “And not enough helping hooves to go around, I see…”

Mrs. Cake sadly nodded. “It’s been…rough doing all of this on my own.”

“I see…In that case, why don’t I help you catch up on today’s workload?” Celestia offered.

Mrs. Cake sputtered in disbelief. “Oh, I couldn’t possibly ask you to do that! You don’t have to go through all that trouble for me!”

Celestia shook her head. “It’s no trouble at all, dear. If it’s going to take a while, then I’d be more than happy to help out. Besides, it’d beat sitting around and doing nothing while you do all the work.”

Despite her stubbornness, Mrs. Cake eventually relented, smiling gratefully with exhaustion in her eyes. “...Thank you, Celestia. I would really love the help today.”

Celestia walked behind the counter to see the absolute state of disarray the kitchen was in. “Oh dear…you really have been busy today, it seems.”

“There’s usually one pony cleaning up while the other continues working on the orders, but…” Mrs. Cake grinned sheepishly.

“Well then, I have no problem taking that role.” Celestia’s horn lit up, and in the blink of an eye, most of the messy cake pans had been rinsed, cleaned, and dried, the spots of flour and sugar and frosting had been cleared away, and the ingredients that had been left out were neatly organized in a way that would make Twilight squeal with delight.

Mrs. Cake stood there, jaw dropped. “Goodness, I might have to hire you full-time!”

“Hmhmhm, from Princess of Equestria to assistant baker, that’s quite the career upgrade,” Celestia lightly teased. “I suppose if that’s the role I’m playing today, please, tell me what I’m meant to do.”

“Well, while one order’s still baking, we can finish up this one by decorating it,” Mrs. Cake explained, flipping the cooked cake pan onto a plate. “This one needs butterscotch frosting, so just make sure you give it a nice even coating.”

Mrs. Cake gave Celestia the bowl of frosting and a plastic spatula, moving over to prepare the ingredients for the cake in the oven.

With her magic, the princess started spreading the frosting onto the cake.

Mrs. Cake noticed that Celestia was putting the frosting on with an unusual amount of concentration. Though she didn’t think much of it, she was grateful that she was getting the help of a princess for today.

“Aaaand…done!” Princess Celestia looked at her work, proud of what she’s done.

Mrs. Cake looked over to check, genuinely impressed by the results. A little messy and uneven in places, but otherwise, very good for what she assumed was a first try. “Oooh, that’s very well done, princess!” She made sure to get a few corrections in to smooth things out. “Would you mind decorating the outside?” She pushed the piping bag over.

“It’d be my pleasure!” Celestia lifted up the bag with her magic, though she didn’t start right away. She curiously examined the bag at all angles, as if she was trying to figure out how it worked.

As she worked, Mrs. Cake saw that Celestia hadn’t started yet. “A little swirly border will do, Celestia.”

“O-Of course!” She grinned widely, using her magic to gently squeeze the end of the bag to make the frosting come out.

“You do know how to use a piping bag, right?”

Celestia tried to look confident. “Of course I do! I’m quite the expert in cakes!”

“Perhaps in eating them, but that’s not the same as making them,” Mrs. Cake smirked, teasing the princess back.

“Hmhmhm…well played.” Celestia was genuinely happy that Mrs. Cake was no longer acting so nervously around her. Though it didn’t make the act of using the piping bag easier. She used her magic to give the middle of the bag a firm squeeze, and with a loud spurting sound, more than enough frosting shot out of the metal opening, and onto Mrs. Cake.

“Whoops! Sorry!” Celestia said, panicked.

Mrs. Cake started giggling. “Wrong cake to decorate, dear! I’m not exactly edible.”

“Could’ve fooled me,” Celestia smirked, leaning down to lick some of the frosting off of her ear. “You look quite tasty to me.”

“Mhmhmhm! Are you planning to clean up all the frosting this way?”

“Perhaps,” Celestia mused, licking Mrs. Cake’s cheek. “I’d hate to waste perfectly good frosting…”

Mrs. Cake giggled and gasped as Celestia kept licking the frosting off. Her cheeks already flushed red as she felt the princess’s tongue flicking across her face.

“Mmm…the frosting truly is delicious…you’ve truly outdone yourself…” Celestia cooed, making her way down Mrs. Cake’s neck.

“A-Aaah! T-Thank you, Celestia…I-Oh gosh…!” A short little moan escaped from the pony’s lips, The way Celestia teased her neck drove her wild, and it left her wanting more.

“My goodness, I’ve really made a mess of you.” Celestia licked down her body, reaching her flank, gently pushing her over. “So much to clean up…”

Mrs. Cake made no attempt to resist, lying on her back, looking up at the sun princess, holding the piping bag over her.

“Now, tell me, is this the proper technique?” She gave the bag a gentle squeeze, making a nearly perfect swirl on her stomach.

“O-Oh yes…l-like that…” Mrs. Cake said between aroused pants.

“Mmm…perfect…” Celestia quickly lapped up the frosting, then slowly moved lower and lower on Mrs. Cake’s body.

“Hnnn…Ooohh…” Mrs. Cake slowly closed her eyes, giggly and a bit delirious as she started to spread her legs wider, before her eyes shot back open in shock. “W-WAIT! IT’S NOT TIME YET!”

Celestia, also caught in the heat of the moment, lifted her head up with a furious blush. “Oh! Y-You’re completely right! I don’t know what came over me!”

Mrs. Cake scrambled to stand up, her cheeks still burning. “Well…that was…certainly a detour…!” She couldn’t bring herself to look at Celestia quite yet.

Celestia also kept her head turned away. “R-Right…There are still plenty of orders for you to fill out, we better not waste any more time!”

The two quickly threw themselves back into the baking and decorating, cheeks still glowing red, though with Mrs. Cake now craving a taste of royalty, and Celestia with an even stronger urge for cake.

Author's Note

I've seen plenty of princesses in my day, but Celestia takes the cake.