Cake Boss

Buddy Valastro has to crack the whip for his bakery to make a deadline after landing a photo spread in Brides magazine in a week jam-packed with orders.

Buddy and his team build a fire engine cake complete with working lights, a siren and smoke & re-creates his father's trademark cake for a family memorial dinner.

Easter is the busiest time of the year with orders pouring in; a last-minute Easter Bunny cake turns into more of a project than the team bargained for.

The team is asked to make a roulette table cake for a local businessman. It is also the start of wedding season and the cake orders are piling up.

Buddy agrees to make a biplane cake for a hospital charity; an unreasonable 'bridezilla' isn't happy with her cake; Stretch plots revenge against Buddy.

Buddy is asked to make a zombie cake for a couple of un-dead clients and the team also erects an erotic bachelorette cake for some game girls.

Buddy is excited to create an old-school wedding cake - tall, ornate and filled with live birds! A dad-to-be orders a lobster tail pastry for his wife.

Buddy and the team make a prehistoric mammal cake to celebrate a museum's recent discovery, and a scrumptious Sweet 16 cake proves complicated.

The team are like kids in a toy store - literally, when they are asked to make a toy store themed cake. Later they also create a yummy beach-themed cake.

The team has to make a scrummy Chinese dragon cake, and are busy preparing super moreish cannoli shells for the annual $25 Throw Back Cannoli Day.

Buddy is asked to make a tiki cake that spits fire and, on top of that, Mauro challenges him to ice a cake blindfolded.

Buddy creates a Leaning Tower of Pisa wedding cake; after a client mixes up the date, Buddy must create a lobster-themed cake at the last minute.

A family-owned business asks Buddy and the team to honor their patriarch by creating a special cake for the company; Buddy goes to Buddy Jr.'s school.

A customer wants to propose to his girlfriend at the bakery and asks Buddy to make an engagement ring box cake.

The team are surrounded by temptation when they are asked to make a cake for Dylan's candy bar and the sisters debate hiring an assistant for Buddy.

Watch as the team create a moving robot cake and a 1970's themed rollerskate cake. Cousin Anthony gets a new companion on a delivery.

The competitors pair up to create a huge themed cake, but when Buddy presents the immunity challenge, will the camaraderie crumble?

The team want to impress their client this week when they create a cake for the US Air Force. The guys also make a dance-themed cake.

As well as producing an innovative talking cake for a children's museum, Buddy is tasked with making a cage fighting cake.

Buddy makes a canine friend when he is asked to make a cake for an animal shelter. He also challenges his father-in-law to a pizza making contest.

The boys go golfing to get inspiration for a golf tournament cake and feel lost in space whilst creating a cake for a local planetarium.

The bakery heavyweights are challenged to an eating contest and one of Frankie's biggest fears is exposed whilst making a complicated cake.

The team makes a holiday themed cake for a drag queen and Anthony and Stretch are desperate to make a delivery to a party of women.

Buddy is asked to make a cake for the Long Island Hells Angels. He also makes a Tea Party-themed cake for a group of socialites.

The staff at the shop have a record week when they have to make fifty wedding cakes in seven days including a creation for Buddy's cousin.

Buddy is asked to make an apple tree cake for a local orchard. Meanwhile, Mary threatens to buy her 40th birthday cake from a rival.

The staff at the shop are thrilled to be making a cake for Sesame Street's 40th anniversary, but they are faced with lots of problems.

The crew are making a cake for the Bronx Zoo's 110th birthday and a creation for the opening of the only movie theatre in Hoboken.

Buddy and his team get the order of a lifetime when they are asked to make a life-size replica of a race car in cake for the Retail Bakers Association's annual convention.

A local aquarium orders an underwater themed cake and Buddy puts his signature on it by adding live fish! Lisa and Remy make an announcement.

Buddy, Mauro and their families are in Disney World to make cannolis for the Epcot Food and Wine Festival.

It is Buddy's wife Lisa's birthday and he wants to surprise her with a truly one-of-a-kind cake. Plus, Mama makes a huge announcement to her family about the future of the bakery.

Buddy bakes a yummy cake for the Coney Island Polar Bear Club and is invited to take an icy winter swim with them. But will he take the plunge?

Buddy is asked to make wedding cakes for fourteen couples getting married in a mass wedding on Valentine's Day. Cousin Anthony asks someone at the bakery to be his valentine.

Buddy and his team are asked to make a cake for the King of Medieval Times and Buddy is challenged to a joust. They also make an old-school tiramisu cake for an Italian customer.

Buddy and the team make three uniquely outrageous cakes including a pink hearse cake, a baby shower cake and an Egyptian-themed sweet 16 cake.

The Carlo clan gets to channel their inner aristocrat when they're asked to create a cake and French pastries for a Marie Antoinette-themed party. Meanwhile, Buddy and Remy make a cake for Lisa G's baby shower based on all the weird foods she's craving.

Buddy is invited to make a cake for NASDAQ and a cake for O Magazine in the same week. Cousin Anthony wants to drive less and bake more but has to find a replacement for himself.

A client drives all the way from St. Louis to order an over-the-top cake for the grand opening of a casino. Meanwhile, Buddy doesn't want to disappoint his toughest critic Mary, when he's asked to make a pirate-themed cake for her twin's birthday party.

The team make a hero sandwich cake for a local deli's 100th anniversary party. It is also Easter week, so the team is swamped with cranking out all of the holiday favourites.

A war breaks out when the Carlo gang are challenged to show their shooting skills in order to make a paintball cake. It is also the annual Throwback Cannoli Day at the bakery.

Buddy makes a retro cake for an '80s tribute band. He also takes a trip down memory lane when his birthplace of Little Ferry, New Jersey presents him with the key to the city.

Buddy is asked to make a mechanical bull cake. It is also the anniversary of the barber's shop where Buddy has had his hair cut since he was a child, so he makes them a cake.

It's a very special Mother's Day at the bakery when Buddy is asked to make a cake for the Adopted Parents Committee's Mother's Day celebration. Also, another mother is celebrated when Lisa has her baby.

It is National Train Day and Carlo's team makes a cake complete with tunnels for model trains. Joey wants to make a firefighter-themed cake and Mauro's son helps him get healthy.

Buddy makes a cake for Häagen-Dazs's 50th anniversary while also making a cake for the Broadway show Come Fly Away. But orders prove difficult to fill when the ovens stop working.

The Valastros are in Italy visiting the birthplaces of Mama and Buddy Sr. But it isn't all play as Buddy's cousins take advantage of his visit.

The Valastros continue their Italian trip with a culture lesson in Rome. They're asked to make a cake inspired by a fresco painting for an art collector.

The Valastros spend the last leg of their Italian holiday in Sicily. At a local winery, Buddy makes a ‘wine bottle cake' for the owner.

A client travels from South Carolina to order a giant flip-flop cake. Plus, a local school asks Buddy to create a kid-friendly cake to celebrate the continuation of their studies.

Buddy creates a phoenix cake for an Irish bar; not an easy task, since the ovens are being replaced. Later, Joey tests out the new ovens by making his famous Irish soda bread.

Buddy visits the Seaport Museum to get inspiration for a nautical-themed cake. Meanwhile, a celebrity stops by to order a yummy cake for her mum.

Buddy bakes a cake for celebrations at West Point Naval Academy, and a Hollywood-themed cake for Mauro's daughter's red carpet Sweet 16 soirée.

The crew mark their 100th anniversary with a memory lane cake and party. Plus, Buddy makes a special announcement about the future.

Christmas Eve is the busiest day of the year at the bakery. The team must make sure everyone gets what they need, be it cookies, cakes or pies. There's no rest during the holidays!

Buddy and his bakers get called by the Ringling Brothers circus to create a special cake, complete with a ring of fire. Grace is ecstatic when Buddy gets a call to make a cake for Rachel Ray's fifth wedding anniversary and that she would like to visit the bakery. Buddy turns to Mauro for help in creating a special stork cake for Lisa for when they announce the pending arrival of their fourth child.

Buddy makes a great white shark cake for a fisherman; he also makes a Vespa birthday cake for Madeline and Mauro, whose birthdays are close to each other.

Buddy makes a special cake for the Make-A-Wish Foundation; he also plays host to four girls who rely on Make-A-Wish to make their common dream come true -- they all want to be bakers. But it's Buddy's brother in law Joey who has a special connection -- his daughter was also a Make-A-Wish kid.

A local plumber wants Buddy to mike a life size toilet that actually flushes to commemorate the anniversary his family business. Buddy has an unusual request for a baby shower cake: a layer cake with the texture and various colors of denim.

Buddy showcases pride in his Italian heritage by making a tribute cake for the Columbus Day Parade with a cake so big it needs a forklift to lift it! Lisa and Buddy get her six month ultrasound but will the news be okay?

A man wants Buddy to make a special snow globe cake for when he proposes to his girlfriend in Central Park. Buddy's daughter Sophia's class is having a special reading is fun party and he makes a cake for it, based on a story she wrote based on the school's mascot. Meanwhile Buddy's wife Lisa has a scare when she is rushed to the hospital with contractions.

With Buddy's fourth child Carlo born, Buddy decides to leave simple baked goods such as cookies to the staff while he concentrates on the complex cakes, so he can spend more time with his kids; however, Grace oversteps her boundaries, as she attempts to make herself the "Cake Boss" in Buddy's absence. Also, Buddy makes a table hockey game cake for a B'nai Mitzvah.

Buddy and his crew make a massive cake in celebration of Groundhog Day for Staten Island Chuck. They also make an upside-down cake -- which was a multi-tiered cake literally assembled upside down -- for a little girl's Ripley's Believe It or Not! birthday party. Also, the family pay their respects for Sal, who died on January 30th, 2011.

Buddy makes a cake for WWE star Santino Marella, for a promotion for the upcoming WrestleMania XXVII; he also makes a cake for a psychic. Grace also becomes a control freak when the bakers were unable to make pastries just right.

Fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi commissions Buddy to make seven fashion-inspired cakes that models will carry down the runway. Later, Buddy checks on construction of his new factory. And finally, Buddy visits the doctor and finds out he needs surgery.

Buddy's doctor advises him to take it easy and not lift anything heavy in advance of his hernia surgery; however, Buddy does not know the meaning of "take it easy". The crew makes a cake for the Philadelphia Flower Show, but in order to get the flowers just right, Buddy turns to outside help to assist. The guys also make a special cake for Buddy's accountant friend, to celebrate the coming end of tax season; however, on account of his hernia, the cake may be more taxing on Buddy.

Buddy undergoes surgery for his hernia; in his absence, he had Mauro take over making the cakes. Mauro's first assignment -- making a second anniversary cake for a gay couple, who previously had their wedding cake made by Buddy (in the first season episode "Weddings, Water and Wacked!"). Also, Buddy was made Grand Marshal of Hoboken's St. Patrick's Day parade; however, Joey was jealous, as Buddy is not Irish.

Buddy takes his mother on her first visit to the new factory to show her around, where he discusses the fact that the new factory represents his personal dream, just as the original bakery was his father's dream -- this inspired Buddy to make a special birthday cake for her, in the same style and fashion as how his father had done in the past, which literally says what he and the employees say about her. Later, Buddy makes a special cake for the Kennedy Space Center in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Space Shuttle program.

Buddy takes on one of his most difficult cake builds, creating a cake that must represent houses from around the world for Century 21's 40th anniversary. To add to the challenge, it must also feed over 4000 employees and deliver to Las Vegas.

Buddy makes a surprise cake for Anthony that looks like a DJ set up complete with lights and moving turntables! Meanwhile, a client stops by with a request to create a cake for their medivac unit and offers Buddy a chance to deliver it by helicopter.

Buddy is asked to create a giant Bumblebee cake to help promote the blockbuster movie Transformers 3 and the all new Camaro that will be on display at the New York Auto Show. Meanwhile, Grace is left in charge of the bakery.

Parkway Lanes hires Buddy to make a cake commemorating the 40th anniversary of their bowling alley. The owners allow Buddy to get his old bowling team back together and bowl; however, Mary decides to get in on the action and creates her own team in a men vs. women match -- the loser gets to cut the cake. Also: Buddy's daughter, Sofia is turning eight and Buddy makes a cake for her communion. Meanwhile, trouble arises at the new factory over wiring, delaying construction.

An entomologist wants Buddy to make a cake for his bug club; also, he wants a cake made of bugs – for his bug club members to eat. Also: Buddy makes a cake for a woman who's celebrating the breakup with her boyfriend. Then, Joey, who is stressed out after holding two jobs at once, is faced with a decision on deciding what job is more important – his firefighter job or his job as head baker.

A veteran go-kart driver wanted a cake made for the championships, so Buddy makes a cake in a shape of a go-kart, actual size, but Buddy wanted to go the extra mile by making it drivable. Also: Buddy makes a cake for a friend of Joey's father, a former marbles champion, who's becoming 101 years old.

In honor of National Hamburger Month, a nearby bar owner has requested that Buddy make a special burger cake for a hamburger party he's planning on throwing. Hoboken's American Cancer Society chapter is having its annual Relay for Life fundraiser and turn to Buddy and the bakers at Carlo's to make a large cake to serve at the event.

Buddy's sister Maddalena does a cake consultation for a friend who wants a camping themed cake. She soon gets in hot water after promising to incorporate a campfire on it. Another friend stops by, looking for Buddy to make a technology cake with a working computer on it for conference that his company will be hosting. After walking through the new factory, Joey shares his concerns that the new ovens aren't working right.

Buddy and a couple of his bakers arrive at a nearby dairy farm, where the dairyman has a request to make a life-sized cow cake to celebrate his favorite cow's birthday. A family arrives at the bakery with a request for Buddy to make a special cake for their son, who is feeling homesick for his old friends after his family moved to Hoboken.

Buddy is asked to create one of his most challenging cakes yet -- an edible chandelier cake that must hang upside down! Meanwhile, it's Baby Carlo's Christening and Buddy's pulling out all the stops to make it special.

Buddy gets an unusual request from a client: the curator of a nearby science museum would like a dinosaur-shaped cake to celebrate his upcoming wedding. Meanwhile, Buddy comes up with an over the top way to celebrate his 10th wedding anniversary with Lisa: he and the kids proposing on top of the roof of the new cake factory.

Buddy and the crew are commissioned by the State Fair Meadowlands to make a cake to celebrate its 25th anniversary with a Ferris wheel as the focal point. Grace and Joey's son Robert got accepted to Syracuse University, Joey and Buddy make a special Syracuse-themed cake to serve at a special celebration. Meanwhile Lisa attempts to get some information on what kind of vow renewal Buddy has in store for their anniversary.

The owner of a Rolls Royce dealership from Chicago requests that Buddy make a special cake with the city skyline and the Willis Tower as the focal point to commemorate its grand opening. Buddy gets a request from a same-sex couple in Long Island to celebrate their upcoming wedding. Buddy asks Grace to head up the renovation of Carlo's Bakery.

Talk show host Regis Philbin stops by Carlo's to learn how to decorate cakes from the Boss himself. Meanwhile, a bride requests a wedding cake to celebrate her 50th wedding! Finally, Joey gets a visit from his old fire chief about his future.

Carlo's is all abuzz this week when Buddy makes a giant behive cake made with real honey! Later, Buddy gets a request from a wife who wants to prank her unsuspecting husband. Finally, all jokes are put aside when Grace and Buddy get down to business.

Racecar superstar Danica Patrick stops by Carlo's with a special request and Buddy has the perfect cake for the job. Meanwhile, Lisa's vow renewal plans are speeding along. Next stop -- Kleinfeld's as Lisa and the sisters try to find the perfect dress.

Buddy goes on a ghost hunt at the new cake factory when a new client comes in, requesting a Jersey Devil cake. Now that they're expanding the bakery, Buddy and Joey decided to start making some of their "old school" Italian recipes by beginning with a spumoni ice cream cake.

Buddy makes what could be one of the most unusual cakes ever -- a man in a coffin for a group of "vampires", and they prefer Danny to be model for the dead man. Meanwhile, a medical student requests a cake for a marriage proposal to a fellow student, which he plans to make in the ER ward at a local hospital.

Carlo's Bakery is bubbling over this week when Buddy makes a washing machine cake for Tide. Will it be a wash-out? Also, a young couple asks Buddy to make them a gender reveal cake. Finally, Lisa's going crazy from the vow renewal secrets!

Maurizio is turning 21! Watch the guys put together a huge tiki bar, complete with a drink-serving volcano for his surprise party. Later, a movie crew needs Buddy to make a wedding cake that's going to be featured in a film.

Buddy makes a church cake for Joey and Grace's 20th anniversary, a replica of the cake that they have when they got married. Later, Mauro makes a cake for a poolside party for his son's 12th birthday. Also: Buddy and Lisa shop for rings for their vow renewal ceremony.

Buddy is asked to make the most expensive cake in his career -- a diamond cake with pearls. But can the sisters be trusted with so much bling? Later, Buddy thanks his construction staff with a good old BBQ and Grace starts her redecorating project.

Buddy makes a cake to celebrate the one-year anniversary of Disney Cruise Line's ship, the Disney Dream; the ship also serves as a venue for Buddy and Lisa's cruise to the Bahamas, where they will renew their vows, but when rain threatens to put a damper on the beachside ceremony, Buddy comes up with a plan to save the ceremony. Naturally, Buddy makes his own cake for the ceremony; however, he ended up suffering from mental block when he could not create an appropriate design for the cake.

Buddy appears on Dan Patrick's radio show, to announce that he is making a Heisman Trophy cake for a special gala charity event, where Buddy meets one of his favorite football players, Vinny Testaverde. Also, Mauro gets a tattoo to show his love for his wife, Maddeline, in celebration of their 20th anniversary; Ami James and the crew from NY Ink guest star. Finally, Marissa Lopez, the winner of Season 2 of Next Great Baker (which preceded this episode), started her first day working for Buddy, helping him decorate the Heisman Trophy cake, and learning that "all work and no play" does not strictly apply at Carlo's Bakery.

Buddy makes a cake for Baby Carlo's first birthday that's fit for a prince! Marissa learns what it means to be a part of the crew. Things turn serious when Grace gets fed up with Mary's lateness!

Buddy makes a realistic Trash Truck cake for a family friend. Two ladies request a cake for the founder of their synchronized swim team. Mary is accused of being rude again to the work staff, forcing Buddy to take action.

Father Bob from Saints Peter and Paul Church in Hoboken comes to Buddy, looking to him to make a special cake that looks like stained glass for a parishioner in his church. With Danny's 50th birthday coming around the corner, Buddy and his family decide to make him a special cake and throw him a special cake to celebrate. Tired of the way Mary mistreats the bakery employees, Buddy has to let her go.

Buddy makes a Dragon cake for Chinese New Year celebrations. But first, the team creates a life-sized punching bag for a couple of mixed martial arts fighters at a local gym.

Buddy and his staff are asked to make a special cake to commemorate the 125th anniversary of the Statue of Liberty. While they are working on the cake, everyone starts to congratulate Mauro on gaining his American citizenship. Buddy then creates a basketball themed cake for Bob Hurley, a beloved high school basketball coach, who has been at the helm of St. Anthony High School's basketball team for the past 40 years. Meanwhile, Mary gives the family a piece of her mind at dinner that causes her to get into hot water.

The bakery is asked to make a cake for a high-roller bar mitzvah with a working slot machine! Then the crew celebrates Mardi Gras with a king cake and beads.

Joey and the guys are asked to make a cake that looks and tastes like beer! Then Buddy delivers a tropical wedding cake to two florists. Jay comes back from a delivery with bad news.

A client whose grandfather was the main sculptor of Mount Rushmore asks Buddy and his crew to recreate Mount Rushmore in cake form. Also, baker Marissa is tasked by Buddy's wife Lisa and sister Lisa to make her famous chocolate peanut butter cake.

A car-wash cake features edible autos that can actually get cleaned; a couple celebrate their 75th wedding anniversary.

A Dr. Seuss cake is equipped with unbreakable gears and levers; the family plan a surprise for Buddy.

Buddy tours Blue Sky Studios, the creators of Ice Age, for a sneak peak of their latest movie, then sculpts a frosty cake inspired by the movie, complete with a pirate ship that floats!

Buddy must make a special birthday cake that works as a real elevator! And Mauro makes a cake for the North Jersey Spelling Bee, but can the Carlo's staff spell the words correctly on the cake?

Grace throws an Under the Sea themed party for her daughter's Sweet 16 and Uncle Buddy has the perfect cake in mind — a real aquarium.

A local Italian deli is celebrating its grand opening and the owners come to Carlo's Bakery, looking for a cake that's in the form of a custom deli meat case. It is Communion season the family looks to Buddy to create several cakes for his nieces and nephews. As Mary continues her job as consultant, her confidence in creating designs and working with clients grows.

Buddy and his team have their work cut out for them when a team of skydivers request a cake that they can take with them on a dive. Buddy then makes a special cake for his niece and Goddaughter Tessy in the form of a book, after being told she won a special writing competition.

Buddy's Mama, diagnosed with a serious illness, returns to Hoboken for an Easter visit, and Buddy makes her a special one-of-a-kind cake.

Buddy is given 24-hrs to create a life-size Betty White cake. The family learns more about momma's condition.

Mario Lopez and Courtney Mazza ask Buddy to make a wedding cake for their Mexican ceremony. Also: A spa wants a cake for a contest involving men's feet.

A pet-adoption Web site wants to celebrate a major milestone of 20 million adoptions; Buddy tries to find common ground for a bickering couple who need a cake for their party-planning business.

Buddy makes a tank cake for the Army's 237th birthday celebration in Times Square in New York City, while another creation is sent to troops serving overseas in Afghanistan.

Magician Dan Sperry commissions a cake that contains a secret prediction to be revealed during his act.

The Rockettes' 85th anniversary celebrated needs a cake that features miniature high-kicking dancers. A teen who wants to be a pilot gets a birthday surprise.

A children's hospital opens in Chicago needs a special cake to mark the occasion. A couple want a gray wedding cake.

A 2000-lb carousel cake is delivered to the Steel Pier amusement park in Atlantic City. Meanwhile, Carlo's undergoes some necessary renovations.

Buddy bakes a cake for NFL coach Tom Coughlin's charity organization; Marissa gets back at the guys with a prank of her own.

A couple about to be married come to Buddy, looking for him to create a 5-tiered Bollywood themed cake that incorporates lighting in it; Joey has Marissa, who won the inaugural season of Next Great Baker, to re-create a cookie recipe of hers for the Bakery.

Buddy must create a moving crane cake for a local scrap metal company; Buddy makes his first ever dog wedding cake.

Tim McGraw is giving away a brand new house to a military veteran and needs a cake from Buddy to reveal the big surprise; the Next Great Baker winner begins work at Carlo's.

Buddy is asked to make a cake for Spiderman's 50th Anniversary. The Next Great Baker shows up late for work. Plans for Momma's benefit gala begin.

The family prepares for Momma's Benefit Gala and Buddy has invited a special surprise performer. Buddy is asked to make a life-size chair cake for a furniture company.

Season six kicks off just as Hurricane Sandy begins to hit Carlo's; after the storm barrels through, Buddy and the crew reconvene to determine the damage sustained to the store; the crew tries to get orders out while working with no electricity.

Buddy is given the honor of making a cake for returning "Good Morning America" anchor Robin Roberts after her extended medical leave; Mauro makes a cake for a spinning instructor who wants to honor a friend and mentor.

Buddy makes a life-size wedding dress cake for a local bridal shop and the owners are giving away a free wedding dress to the bride who can find the golden coin hidden inside; Buddy creates colorful cakes for a cake smash photo shoot.

The crew works on a special cake for the Windham Mountain ski resort, which resembles a ski slope with a working chair lift; later, Buddy challenges the gang on a down-slope snowboard race, where the loser gets pelted with snowballs. Paul starts work at the bakery, to the discomfort of his Next Great Baker teammate, Ashley; but Buddy reminds both that the job should not be treated as a competition. And: Lisa and the kids make a cake for Buddy's birthday.

Buddy and his bakers are called upon to make a special cake for a Rebuild Hoboken fundraising gala after Hurricane Sandy. A Japanese restaurant owner comes by for a consultation, looking to make a sushi boat cake to celebrate a special pair of customers and their family.

Buddy has a meeting with disagreeing twins about what kind of birthday cake to make for their mother. Buddy and his crew are getting their new location in Ridgewood, NJ ready by creating several varieties of birthday cakes that are available to order.

A new bakery's grand opening is threatened by a possible blizzard. Mary fields an order for an action-hero volcano cake, but needs Ralph's help to lead the design process.

Russian restaurateurs request a cake that resembles St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow. Buddy's sisters try to stop the feud between archenemies Ashley and Paul.

Buddy is asked to make a glow-in-the-dark zombie cake for a fashion show. With limited supplies, a family's on the spot request for a specialty cake puts Buddy to the test.

Buddy builds a life-size cake for a female bodybuilder; Mauro goes undercover to help with a surprise proposal at the bakery.

Buddy makes an Easter-basket cake for a local charity; Momma comes home for a visit and a checkup.

Ashley challenges Buddy to a cake challenge. A survivor of a subway construction accident makes a request for Buddy to make a cake thanking those who saved his life.

A new customer comes to the bakery looking for Buddy and his bakers to create a special cake that grows a mustache. It's Buddy Jr.'s First Holy Communion and Buddy has to make the perfect cake for the event to please his toughest critic and client – his wife.

Buddy and his team are tasked to make a special cake for the United States Navy for their annual submarine ball. Mauro is challenged to make a cake for a girl's Bat Mitzvah where the girl, her mother, and grandmother all have different ideas for how the will be designed.

To celebrate the 20th Anniversary of a summer camp for kids, Buddy is asked to make a cake that pops out from inside another cake.

Buddy joins the Habitat for Humanity's Rebuild Atlantic City project. The family celebrates Momma's birthday. An announcement could change Momma's life.

Buddy and his crew are tasked to make a life-sized cake of an 800 pound alligator at a New Jersey Aquarium.

Buddy agrees to bake Willie Nelson's birthday cake but then realizes he has a date with his wife Lisa on the same night. Will he manage to make both happy?

Buddy makes a Cinco De Mayo cake for a local mariachi band's fiesta and a local salon requests a spa inspired cake. But will the results wow the crowd?

Buddy gets an order for a Low Rider car cake that really bounces and a promoter wants a Coliseum cake. Later, Buddy and the team take a yoga class, Hoboken-style.

Next Great Baker Ashley is getting married, and Buddy agrees to make the wedding and groom's cake. Will Buddy be able to deliver the cake of her dreams?

Buddy saddles up to create a giant cake - a cowboy riding a horse for a professional rodeo association. Plus, Buddy has to make a cake for a top-secret celebration.

Buddy creates a samurai cake for the 50th Anniversary of a New York martial arts school. Also, Buddy makes a patriotic cake for the Mayor of Jersey City.

Buddy's making one of his weirdest cakes ever for a man who is like a human garbage disposal when it comes to eating and a couple wants a tow truck wedding cake.

Buddy is making a goalie cake for the NHL Draft, to be delivered on live television. A wedding cake is made for a couple celebrating 50 years of marriage.

A cake for a family of professional arm wrestlers gives Buddy a chance to flex his baking muscles and Mauro enlists his kids' help to plan a birthday surprise.

Buddy celebrates Joe's firefighter promotion by making a fire truck and burning building cake. Later, the team makes a Bocce themed cake for a charity tournament.

Buddy makes a cake that has to be delivered in a hot air balloon. Tensions are high in the baking room as Cousin Anthony questions Buddy's authority.

Buddy has to convince his momma that after 100 years it is time to give Carlo's a timely facelift, so he cooks up a plan to sweeten the deal.

Angela, the owner of a Brazilian restaurant, pays a visit to Carlo's to find out if Buddy's team can bake a carnival cake that can match her vibrant parties.

Things quickly get out of hand when Buddy fills an order for an ice-fishing cake. Meanwhile, an important client requests a naked cake and Buddy is not impressed.

The juices get flowing when Buddy and the team go for a consultation at a butcher's and take a slab of inspiration home for lunch.

The team behind the St Piggy's Day ask Buddy and his team to make a cake fit for a pig - both outside and in. That means real bacon buttercream, baby!

A pizzeria is turning 110 and they need a cake worthy of the huge milestone. Plus, Buddy's sister takes an order for a cake covered in small flowers.

Spring has sprung at the bakery and everyone's buzzing. Buddy puts on the pressure while making an Easter bonnet cake for the hat makers' guild.

It's been a rollercoaster at the bakery this week. Buddy is honoured when he's asked to make a cake for Academy Award winners Common and John Legend.

Buddy goes global when he is asked to make a Merlion, the mythical beast that's half lion, half fish for Singapore's 50th birthday.

Buddy and the guys are feeling rather sophisticated as they make a cake for birth of the royal baby, Charlotte. Plus, sparks fly when Mary's brother-in-law orders a hot rod cake for his auto repair shop.

Buddy learns about Ralph's Live Action Role Play when he is asked to make a mythical griffin cake; a worldly cake for foreign exchange students; Mauro gets a makeover.

The anniversary of a local restaurant whose special is chicken and waffles; a monster cake for a daycare center; the girls get their revenge on prank master, Frankie.

Move over Scorsese! Buddy creates a cake for the Tribeca Film Festival. The popcorn-flavored filling is a showstopper! A longtime Carlo's customers return to place a special order, and Buddy clowns around making a Sweet 16 cake.

Welcoming spring with a Cherry Blossom cake for a park; celebrating Rob's graduation; a young culinary student from England daringly claims he can make a better cannoli than the boss.

Momma is back from Florida and sees the bakery for the first time since the renovation; making a cake for the US Navy celebrating Fleet Week; Grace finds a new hobby.

A local Little League Association makes a pitch for a huge cake. As the Valastros love the game, this cake's got to be a home run.

A local marina orders a crab cake to kick off the season; it's all hands and claws on deck when they want the cake to move.

Miss Richfield 1981 asks Buddy for a cake as colorful as herself for New York City's Gay Pride Family Night.

What happens when the Cake Boss takes a break? When Buddy takes off for a week, the team decides to bring back an old Italian tradition –the social club.

Buddy receives a special order: his long-time employee, Nikki, is getting married. But being around cakes for years doesn't mean Nikki knows what she wants.

It's all hands on deck when Buddy and the team create a pirate-themed cake and Buddy gets ready to open a new bakery in Connecticut.

Buddy navigates the task of making a birthday cake for twins who couldn't be more different and a giant sand castle cake.

Buddy attempts to craft a cake cacti for the New York Botanical Gardens; Mauro and Madeline's son Buddy gets his driving permit and they start teaching him how to drive.

Buddy recreates traditional Turkish water marbling on a cake; Mauro, Ralph, and Liz create a toy themed cake for a toy company's 40th anniversary; Mary takes steps to realize her dream of becoming a foot model.

The crew crafts a cake for a local winery; Buddy decides he's going to make his own wine; a client comes in with a request for a life-size piano cake.

Buddy makes a storybook cake for the Hans Christian Andersen Center in New York; a gymnastics team wants to throw a going-away party for a teammate with a special cake; Grace disguises herself as a customer.

A local Science Centre asks Buddy to create a cake in honour of their new ant exhibit, and Mauro makes a cake for cheerleaders celebrating spirit week.

Buddy makes a spy cake for a gaming convention in Las Vegas. Plus, Mauro's little brother and one of the Carlo's decorators are getting married.

Mauro bakes a replica Brandenburg Gate for the German Embassy's party – can he impress the VIP guest? Plus, Ralph builds a gold Buddha statue.

The guys make a beer cake for a local Oktoberfest celebration. Plus, the hospital where all four Valastro kids were born has a special cake order.

Buddy makes a life-size snowman cake for a group of pre-schoolers.

Buddy and his family go snow tubing in the Poconos Mountains, and back at the bakery Mary goes bananas with a special cake for the zoo.

It's a dumpling feast for the eyes when Buddy makes a cake for a New York food tour company. He then creates an iconic motorcycle jacket out of cake.

Buddy and the team rock a crystal cake for a gemstone gallery's 50th anniversary celebration, and his five-year-old son takes over Carlo's Bakery!

It's Halloween in Hoboken and Buddy and co brave a haunted house for a consultation, and Frankie's coffin prank on Gabby nearly scares her to death!

A mum and daughter need a traditional yet modern cake for a quinceanera party. Plus, a cake that's for the dogs - or at least the dog groomers.

Can Buddy make a life-size snowman cake for a group of pre-schoolers? It's a heart-warming reunion when Buddy's former teacher stops by the bakery.

A long-time customer's family farm wants a harvest themed cake to kick off the fall season. And Mauro gets some shocking news and must undergo surgery.

A winter wonderland-themed wedding inspires Buddy to leave his comfort zone; sugar artist Jacques Torres helps complete the icy dream cake.

At Christmas, the Valastros throw their annual party to give back to their community and Buddy creates a magical Christmas tree cake.

A martial art's studio is celebrating their graduating class, and wants a cake that represents the Brazilian tradition Capoeira; Mauro helps a boy celebrate his Bar Mitzvah with a cake that shows off his love of hockey.

Buddy heads to the Rutgers University Geology Museum where he is asked to create an Egypt-themed cake. Can the team deliver the perfect life-sized Sarcophagus cake?

Buddy heads to Meadowlands Racetrack with a cake for the infamous camel and ostrich races; the bakery receives a visit from a few families with the Make-a-Wish foundation.

Joe has big plans to surprise Grace with an ice cream cake for her 50th birthday, but extreme heat may just melt the surprise before Grace arrives; Buddy must turn a classic car into an unforgettable cake.

When a children's theater asks Buddy to make an "Alice in Wonderland" cake, he falls deep into the rabbit hole; Mauro creates a vintage baseball-themed cake for the Carlos Beltran Foundation.

The team creates a complicated helicopter cake complete with spinning rotors; Mauro's intense fear of heights is triggered, so Buddy brings in a hypnotist; Grace takes an order from a donut obsessed bride.

Buddy makes a giant hot dog cake for the famous 4th of July hot dog eating contest at Coney Island; an order for a BBQ pit master has Joe attempting a pork belly cake filling.

An Indian couple asks for an exact replica of the Taj Mahal, but the intricate design may be more than Buddy and his team can handle; Grace helps a couple of boys ask their girlfriends to prom with an over-the-top surprise cake.

One of the best football clubs in the world, F.C Internazionale Milano, made it to Hoboken! Buddy is excited and wants to welcome them with a beautiful cake.

Buddy creates a leather-and-lace look cake for an all-female motorcycle club. Plus, Madeleine gives Buddy a crash course in home economics.

Buddy turns up the heat with a fire-breathing dragon cake for a modern-day medieval knight; a cat café wants Mary to make a cake for a feline wedding, and to officiate it.

Buddy meets a floral-loving bride who wants bouquets of flower cupcakes for her big day; Mauro celebrates his 25th wedding anniversary with Madeline in romantic style.

Buddy flaunts his cake and dance moves when he designs a flamenco cake; Mauro and the team make a cake for a nearby summer camp.

The team go back to school with a cake to mark an event for the Mayor of Newark providing school supplies for kids; Madeline is tasked with a rainbow cake for a charity run.

Mauro makes a Korean-themed first birthday cake; Madeline picks a dress for her 25th wedding anniversary; Buddy is tasked with a bake for a digger theme park.

Buddy judges a cook-off between local police and firefighters, complete with two fabulous cakes to celebrate the event.

Buddy creates a Viking-themed cake for the crew of the reproduction Viking ship after their crossing of the North Atlantic; a huge, multi-flavored ice-cream cone cake.

Buddy makes the mermaid cake he's dreamed about for an aquarium hosting "mermaids" who swim in the tanks for visitors; Mauro makes a law-abiding cake for a police pal.

Buddy takes on one of his weirdest requests -- baking a South African beef jerky cake; the team works on a music box-themed cake that gets them dancing.

Mauro and Madeline celebrate their 25th anniversary, so Buddy and Mauro recreate Buddy Snr's original wedding cake - and Mauro's son takes on best man duties.

It's Halloween and Buddy's eldest son wants a haunted house to match his spooky cake. Carlo's crew create an intricate carved pumpkin cake.

Rapper Fat Joe wants a cake to celebrate his new hit single, and Buddy's design is as good as gold! Plus, the team create a Gingerbread Man-inspired cake.

The professional soccer team F.C. Internazionale is in Hoboken from Italy, and Buddy and the guys are making them a cake; it's a dream come true for Mauro and Danny, who have been fans since childhood; Mary dips her toes in becoming a foot model.

Carlo's team takes a cake order for delivery to all the way to Saudi Arabia. Back home a fight is brewing over the bakery's signature pastry.

Buddy gets into the school spirit with a cake for Sofia's school pep rally. Grace takes a special consultation for a 40th birthday cake.

Buddy gets a visit from Leah, a seven-year-old baker he met in Malaysia. Mauro and Madeline help a young man propose to his sweetheart.

Buddy recreates a 6-tier wedding cake for Lisa's grandparents' anniversary. Plus, Grace ruffles some feathers with a new training video.

It's the holiday season, and team makes a cake for the New York Botanical Garden train show. Plus, the team creates an "ugly sweater" cake.

Buddy is challenged to create a piñata cake by two 11-year-old DJs. Plus, two expectant mothers order gender-reveal cakes – will it be pink or blue?

The team creates a sugar-craft cake to mimic beautiful glass art. And Lisa takes a special order for a family patriarch's 100th birthday.

Mauro gets a very sweet cake order for a Father-Daughter dance. Buddy takes an order from a bride-to-be for her bachelorette party.

Buddy creates a robot cake for a gala honouring an advanced robot. Plus, Mary helps a five-year old girl's dream for a unicorn birthday cake come true.

Before the team can build a cake for the Steampunk World's Fair, they must first figure out what steampunk is; Buddy makes a cake with kiwi birds and kiwifruit to capture the essence of New Zealand; as Buddy babysits the kids, one goes missing.

Buddy creates a flower covered cake, complete with a rose flavored filling for a Mother's Day brunch; Lisa and Sofia help Buddy host a special decorating class; the Valastro family celebrates Momma, and all the other wonderful moms in the family.

Buddy creates an intricate cake for Sofia's graduation. And, a colourful cake for the Indian Holi festival brightens the bakery.

Every year, Carlo's Bakery donates a cake for Fleet Week as New York Harbor fills with Navy ships. Mary asks Buddy to prepare a cake in honor of the twins.

The crew makes a basketball-inspired cake as a Father's Day surprise for a hoop-mad dad. But disaster strikes during delivery!

Grab your goggles we've got science experiments at the bakery! When Buddy and the bakers make a volcano cake for a science camp, they need to figure out how to make it both erupt and edible.

After visiting an old zinc mine that glows, the team makes a cake that really rocks. And the sisters get a cosmetic injection!

Two tween brothers offer to trade pizza for a pony cake for their sister. Mauro's son has an Italian lesson before a semester in Rome.

The crew makes a Hadrosaurus cake for a Dinosaur theme park. And, for the first time since the '80s, Danny has his moustache shaved off!

The Valastros spend summer at the Jersey Shore, and Buddy makes a rollercoaster cake! In Hoboken, the team creates an edible board game!

A Jersey Shore surf shop owner wants a summery cake for a surfing contest. And, Mauro gets melon fever with a cake order for a watermelon festival!

The sky's the limit! Buddy creates a beautiful butterfly cake for a local zoo. Meanwhile, the team gets an order for the US Air Force. Will it take off?

Turtle rescuers want a giant sea turtle cake since a rescued sea turtle is being released back in the ocean on the Jersey Shore for the first time.

Buddy and the guys build a giant hula dancer cake for his niece's Sweet 16 party; a pet store owner wants a tiny cake that is fit for a hamster.

Buddy and his family travel to Minnesota to prepare for a brand new bakery opening the first Carlo's expansion into America's Midwest.

Buddy and the crew create a giant taco cake for National Taco Day. And, an artistic 9-year old's designs are included in her alien birthday cake.

It's smiles all around the bakery when the team makes a giant tooth cake for a family dentist in celebration of dental hygiene month.

Buddy creates a wedding cake for Next Great Baker winner Marissa Lopez. Plus, Ralph makes a surprise groom's cake for her fiance.

The team marks October with ghoulish goodies! Mauro makes a cake for the Mexican holiday, Day of the Dead, featuring sugar skulls.

Buddy meets with a coffee-mad Colombian couple who opened a coffee shop in NYC. Now they want a cake to celebrate the achievement!

It's all gone mini as the team creates an amazing dollhouse out of cake. Grace is determined to decorate the cake for Joe's 50th birthday.

Buddy makes a giant duck cake for a Rubber Ducky Race by a local river. Plus, Lisa organises a hip hop dance class with daughter Sofia.

Buddy turns engineer when a technology teacher orders a complex cake for her students. And, the team makes a leather-looking bake for a client who owns a tannery.

Buddy has some big shoes to fill and he's filling them with fresh fruit and custard when Carlo's Bakery gets an order from a local cobbler.

Buddy makes a cake for Sherlock Holmes enthusiasts. It's inspired by the British detective, complete with iconic hat and magnifying glass.

This year, Paul's setting the bar for his birthday cake extra high. He wants a ninja cake, complete with spinning nunchucks and throwing stars.

A novelist celebrating his new book wants a giant gargoyle cake for his party. The team creates a grotesque ghoulish creature.

It's Christmas time and to celebrate, Buddy creates a Nutcracker themed cake for a ballet company performing the holiday classic.