"You aren't gonna tell on me?" He seemed the kind who might jokingly threaten to report her to some higher food authority for her lazy ways, but she had no problem blackmailing him right back. She had the evidence if she needed it.
Lou cheerfully explained that the first step was to combine the sugar and butter. Having had a better look around his kitchen, she was guessing he didn't have an egg beater, so she skipped right to delegating that part to him. It wasn't that she couldn't do it, but she'd pace them by having them trade off doing that kind of stuff.
"I've always thought sugar and butter was a pretty magical combination. Truest form of alchemy. It can turn just about anything delicious." She chattered happily on her favorite subject.