It was a normal day in Canterlot castle the guards were doing their duty, the maids were cleaning and the chiefs were cocking. Princess Celestia had just finished her daytime court and was walking down one of the hallways leading to the kitchen.
“I really need something sweet and tasty after todays court.” She thought to herself while walking towards the kitchen.
She scanned the area for any guards or maids, once she was sure she was alone. She let out a big yawn, nopony would ever doubt the rumors of Celestia being able to swallow a whole cake at once, if they had witnessed this mighty yawn. Celestia licked her lips and smackedt hem together a few times.
She was exhausted after a long day of listening to spoiled nobles and their petite problem. But she was still the one who listened to anyponys wishes, but more so than often, she always ignored them. Despite the whole thing exhausted her physically as well as mentally, but there was one thing that always cheered her up.
Her afternoon snack, her personal pastry chef, Wooden Spoon, would always create the most delicious and beautiful cakes,sweets and pastries for his beloved princess. Simple thinking about all the goodies he could possible have made for her today made Celestia drool.
“I wonder what it will be today, apple pie,Zap apple jam with some fresh scones,carrot cake, a sorbet with four different flavors, a simple fudge cake.” Celestia almost salivated on the floor, but she caught herself before the string of drool manage to break.
After a few minutes of walking, Celestia reached the door leading to Wooden Spoon’s private kitchen. She gently knocked on the door. *knock* *knock* She then carefully opened the door and poked her head inside.
Inside the kitchen were many used bowls and dirty cooking equipment, Celestia sniffed the air and almost fainted. The smell in the air was cheesecake, one of her favorite pastries. Wooden spoon knew that it was. Celestia smiled brightly and entered the kitchen.
“Hello, Wooden Spoon? I assume you are here, the wonderful aroma of cheesecake is hanging in the air and I can't wait to enjoy it.”
“Well, well, it looks like the fine princess have made to me kitchen, and you're correct, it is cheesecake.” An earthpony with a green coat and orange coat/mane entered from the other side of the kitchen. He was one of the few ponies in canterlot with a beard, and it was a mighty fine one. His flanks were showing of a four leaf clover cutiemark, he was wearing a white apron and a green chefs hat. “Well mlady, why don't you park yer rear somewhere comfy and I'll bring out the goods.” His Irish accent gave him a manly voice that Celestia could listen to all day, since he usually would talk about cakes and pastries.
Celestia did as she was told and took a seat on the balcony, just outside the kitchen. There was a big cup of irish tea sitting at the table, only waiting for her to drink it. She levitated the cup to her face with her magic, and took a big whiff at the tea. The smell alone would be enough to send anypony to heaven and back, she carefully moved the cup to her mouth and took a small sip.
She allowed herself to let out a sigh of absolute joy. “ahhhhhhhh.” Wooden Spoons tea was also one of the things he was famous for, before Celestia hired him as her personal chef. He was the proud owner of the Drunken mare, know for their delicious pastries and there amassing tea. the Drunken mare, might not have been the most fitting name for a cafe, but it was the name the former owner had given to it, Wooden Spoon simple wanted to honor the old owner so he keep the charming name.
Celestia lost herself in the flavors of the tea, her mind was soaring sky high and she was enjoying this moment of pure bliss. After such a rough day, she feel that she deserved it. Was it not for the aroma of a freshly baked cheesecake in the air, it was clutching her nostrils and kept her in the realm of the living.
“Princess? princess, are you alright up there?”
Celestia snapped back into reality. “Huh, what do you mean with up there?” She asked him with a small sign of confusion on her face.
“Well, if I did not know better, I would have thought you went to heaven and decided to stay there after taking a sip of mee tea.” He said with a chuckle. Celestia blushed slightly and covered her face with one of her wings. “Ha ha ha, you are so adorable princess. Sometimes you act like a filly with her hooves caught in the cookie jar.”
Celestia giggled a little and smiled warmly at Wooden Spoon. “How can I not act like a filly in your company? You make the best teatime snacks in all of Equestria, I would lie if i told you that I don't long for this moment everyday.”
Wooden Spoon placed a slice of cheesecake on the table and laughed. “ You always know just what to say to an old grump like meself.”
Celestia levitated a small fork towards the cake, for every inch the fork moved, She got more and more excited. Just as the fork was about to make contact with the cake, Wooden Spoon slammed on of his big hooves on the table, everything on the table was shaking and some tea manage to escape from Celestia’s cup. In the tumult she had dropped her fork on the table and she was looking at the chef with a concerned and confused look on her face.
“Do you really think I would let my princess eat a simple slice of cheescake?” He said in a angry tone. Celestia was confused, she had never heard him sounds so angry before. She was a little scared.
“Without some freshly made strawberry sauce on top of it.” He laughed.
He then proceeded to cover the single slice of cheesecake with a very thin layer of strawberry sauce. The sauce did not stay on top of the cake though, is slowly flowed into the center of the cake through a bunch of small holes that had been preprepared. Once the sauce had settled into the cake, it started to change color, it went from a stale bech color to a breathtaking pink.
Once the cake had settled, Wooden Spoon smiled at the princess and said in a angelic voice. “dig in my princess, I wish your tastebud a safe return from heaven.”
Celestia picked up her fork and slowly sliced of a small piece of cake. Despite all the rumors about Celestia being an unstoppable cake,pastry eating machine. She was actually a mare that cherishes every single piece of cake, she would never gobble down a cake or a pastry. She wanted to enjoy every single fragment of it before she swallowed. The flavors were mind blowing, this was the best piece of cheesecake she had ever had. Not a single crumb remained once she was done. She licked her lips, making sure to savour every single flavor, she then finished her tea and wiped her mouth with a white napkin.
“So, what did ye think? don’t keep old Spoony here waiting.” He said with a chuckle.
Celestia simply stared at her chef, she was unable to describe with words how good the cake was, so she described it with motion. She walked up to him and embraced him in a big hug, she whispered in his ear. “Dealicious.” She continued to hug him for several minutes. Once she finally let him go she sighed. Wooden Spoon simple laughed.
“Ha ha ha ha, I guess this was one of the best then. But don't you worry I will keep making pastries for you until the day I die.”
Celestia looked him in the eyes. “I'm looking forward to tomorrow, thank you, for such a delicious cake.” She walked out of the Kitchen and towards her room.
Author's Note
A short story that was lurking in the back of my head.
Hope you enjoy it :D
