[She'll give him a trashbag striptease later to make up for it.]
If this carries over any longer than a few days we'll make a party game out of it. You're really up for the pies and cakes? I really wish I could reimburse you for the work. If you need a slightly useless assistant to help, maybe? [She snorts because yeah she'll be useless, mostly. Boxed cake batter is usually a struggle.]