'Bakes' — heats to an uncomfortable level. So, it's not just for cakes.

“炙烤”——热到令人不舒服的程度。所以，它不仅仅用于烤蛋糕。

For the same reason, he placed the chairs close to each other and raised the temperature to a slightly uncomfortable level.

出于同样的原因，他缩小了观众席的座位之间的距离，把温度调高到了一种会让人感到稍微不适的水平。