I would have taken genuine delight in looking helpless while actually pulling the strings that made all the others dance.
There was little inscrutability left in the genuine delight and amazement of his expression.
To use your term, bake off is a genuine delight.
He threw back his head and laughed with genuine delight.
He stared at me, then his face lit up with genuine delight.
Kemper walked slowly toward him, and there was genuine delight in his face.
Her flesh was firm and resilient, a genuine delight to poke.
People driving in the city, however, found it a genuine delight.
What kept me reading (and giggling) were the personal stories, which were a genuine delight!
There seemed to be genuine delight in Rockford's greeting as he hurried over.