Mr. and Mrs. Cake looked up as the bell above Sugarcube Corner's door announced the arrival of a customer. Husband and wife prepared to greet their guest when they realized it was Pinkie and Fluttershy that had walked in. Mr. Cake came out from behind the counter, exclaiming, "Pinkie! Welcome back!"

"It's good to be back, Mr. Cake!"

"I see you brought a friend with you."

"Sure did! I brought my friend Fluttershy to help me bake some stuff for Luna's party!"

"Perfect! Fluttershy, let me show you around..." The Cakes led Fluttershy into the kitchen, showcasing the various pieces of equipment she would be using. She let out a small "Oh, my" as the tour progressed, her nerves rising ever so slightly as she got a good look at the utensils, mixers, mashers and bakers. Fluttershy had a feeling that there was going to be a lot to learn, but this was a bit more than a lot.

"Um...excuse me," she said.

"What is it, dear?" Mrs. Cake asked.

"I can bake okay, but I've never baked this much."

"It's okay, silly!" Pinkie said. "With our help, you'll be the boss of baking!"

"Pinkie, dear, before you start," Mrs. Cake said, "you should check on your stitches."

The pink pony bounded into the restroom on her suggestion and tended to her wound, applying the ointment and affixing a new bandage to her head. She washed her hooves and came back into the kitchen, asking, "Ready for some fun, Fluttershy?"

"Sure...I guess."

"Okey dokey lokey! Let's get started!"

Fluttershy and Pinkie opened one of the massive recipe books to a page containing the instructions on how to make Moon Pie Cupcakes. The idea and the end product sounded delicious to the both of them: chocolate-flavored cupcakes with a frosting moon design on top, vanilla cream in the middle.

"Have you made these before, Pinkie?"

"Nope, but I've seen the Cakes make them dozens of times! If they can make it that often, I'm sure it'll be easy peasy!"

"Okay...if you say so." They gathered the flour, cocoa mix, eggs, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and water that the recipe called for, measured everything out, and began to mix it together. Fluttershy smiled as she watched their work take shape, with Pinkie exclaiming, "Great job! That wasn't so hard, was it?"

"No, it really wasn't. I think maybe I could get the hang of this."

"Of course you can! Now let's-" Before Pinkie could finish her sentence, she bumped into the speed dial, knocking it from medium to the highest speed on the machine. Before either pony could react, cupcake batter began to fly all over the work area and onto their faces, covering them in chocolate. Pinkie licked all of it off her face with one swoop of her tongue while Fluttershy wiped her eyes with her hooves and let out a small giggle.

"Oops...looks like I made a booboo," Pinkie said.

"That's okay. Accidents happen."

Pinkie grinned from ear to ear upon hearing Fluttershy reply with that statement. She gets it, Pinkie thought as she touched her hoof to her bandage. "Well, let's get this cleaned up. We've got a lot more stuff to make! Cake, cookies, candy-the works!"

Fluttershy's eyes widened at her exclamation. That was a tall order, but she knew in her heart of hearts that they could get it done. She poured a jug of vanilla cream into the injector and exclaimed, "Okay! Let's get bakin'!"