"...I will be truthful," Lord El-Melloi II said after looking at the cupcakes and taking them in their utter glory. "They're still better than anything I could ever make."

The closest to baking he ever got was the occasional episode of the Great British Bake Off. Lord El-Melloi II walked over to the cupcakes, and picked one up. He wasn't so much in the mood for citrus anyway.

It also meant he was polite enough to ignore Roman getting misty. "Thank you for making them."