7.6/106 votesLoading...#1 - 30 Rock (And Roll)
Season 9 Episode 3 - Aired 7/15/2010
Duff and his staff are invited by Tina Fey to make a cake to star in 30 Rock for their season finale.
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#2 - Clone Wars
Season 8 Episode 13 - Aired 4/22/2010
Star Wars geeks unite! Duff and his team travel to California to because they've been asked to make an R2-D2 Cake at Big Rock Ranch located at Lucasfilm for the season two wrap party for The Clone Wars. Not only do they get a behind-the-scenes look at the animation process, but a certain someone drops by the party.
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#3 - Miami Meltdown
Season 9 Episode 2 - Aired 7/8/2010
An Egyptian pharaoh cake proves to be difficult when they forget one important ingredient and try to move it to its destination.
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#4 - Triple Crown Cake
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 8/17/2006
21 cakes in a week? Sounds like a lot, but for Duff Goldman and his crew, it's just a normal week at Charm City Cakes. With cakes shaped like Jeeps, game consoles, fish and a special cake for the Preakness Horse Race; this is no easy task - can Duff and his crew pull it off in time?
Director: Jeffrey R. Daniels
Writer: Miriam Leffert
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#5 - Hell Week
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 8/19/2006
Hell week has arrived at Charm City Cakes! It's the busiest week of the summer, as Duff and his team are pushed to the limit—24 cakes in seven days. Lots of weddings over Memorial Day weekend. Duff and company have their Monday morning meeting to go over cakes for the week, assign cakes and troubleshoot potential problems. The main cakes of the week are a tequila bottle cake for some girls graduating from college, a replica of a German shepherd for a groom's cake, a four-tier deconstructed wedding cake for two men, and an elaborate four-tier wedding cake in which each tier represents a snapshot from a couple's many vacations. Another big cake for the week is a six-tier wedding cake.
Director: Jeffrey R. Daniels
Writer: Dustin Rubin
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#6 - Wedding Cakes & Headaches
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 8/24/2006
Monday morning—Duff and the Charm City staff meet up to go over the cakes for the week. The cakes include a four-tier wedding cake based upon a knock-off drawing of the late artist Aubrey Beardsley, a cake shaped like a vintage hat for a woman's surprise 80th birthday, a massive wedding cake accompanied by 300 eight-layer cookies, and a surprise birthday cake for Duff's dad, who's coming into town from Florida.
Director: Jeffrey R. Daniels
Writer: Miriam Leffert
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#7 - Life's a Zoo
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/7/2006
A benefit for the local zoo takes up time for research and problem-solving, while other staff prepare an unusual groom cake, and Duff reconnects with an old friend.
Director: Jeffrey R. Daniels
Writer: Dustin Rubin
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#8 - Duff Goes Hollywood
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 9/14/2006
Creating a cake for Jay Leno is the focus of this episode, and the kitchen location is pretty unbelievable. Duff also helps a restaurant celebrate a birthday, tutors some Brownies, and indulges himself while in Los Angeles.
Director: Jeffrey R. Daniels
Writer: Miriam Leffert
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#9 - Cake Walk
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 9/21/2006
An amusement park wedding, a museum birthday and a gallery opening all require Duff's services, and the cakes are as unusual as the settings. These cakes are for kids and kids at heart.
Director: Jeffrey R. Daniels
Writer: Dustin Rubin
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#10 - Chi-Town and Wedding Gowns
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 1/18/2007
Weddings and a birthday populate the second season premiere, as a delivery requires Duff's personal services, and the standard-bearer for groom cakes is created.
Director: Todd Strauss-Schulson
Writer: Miriam Leffert
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#11 - The Boss Is Gone
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 1/24/2007
Chaos ensues while Duff is gone, since there are 39 cakes to prepare this week, and Mary Alice must deal not only with her regular duties, but dip her finger into repairs when a broken cake comes back in. Meanwhile, Duff is having a grand old time on his version of a road trip which includes using the van as his stove.
Director: Todd Strauss-Schulson
Writer: Heather Mitchell
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#12 - Great Scot
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 1/24/2007
Duff employs some unusual methods to get inspiration for a Scottish wedding cake, a cake is ordered with an addition, and the team is challenged with a flower-themed cake.
Director: Todd Strauss-Schulson
Writer: Heather Mitchell
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#13 - Four Weddings and a Rat
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 2/8/2007
Duff and his team are faced with two weddings that each want two cakes, one for the groom and one each for three brides. All of these cakes are technically challenging, but none quite as much as the wedding cake for one of the assistant decorators – emergency surgery is required. Elsewhere, Geof gets to do a repeat of a popular groom's cake.
Director: Todd Strauss-Schulson
Writer: Miriam Leffert
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#14 - Monkey Business
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 2/15/2007
Replicas make up this week's work. First the team must create a ship, then a famous gorilla, and last is a DJ's groom's cake. Everything still must be transferred, of course, and potholes may ruin a christening.
Director: Brandy Menefee
Writer: Heather Mitchell
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#15 - Tributes and Tribulations
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 3/1/2007
Duff has a special cake to make for a charity flag football event held by the Baltimore Fire Department, a theater group wants a fairy godfather, and Duff helps his father celebrate a milestone.
Director: Brandy Menefee
Writer: Miriam Leffert
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#16 - Flying High
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 3/8/2007
It's a week of complicated and artistic cakes that put Geof and Duff to the test with a cake interpretation of the Dance of the Veils, a renowned ski slope and a plane.
Director: Brandy Menefee
Writer: Heather Mitchell
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#17 - Milestones and Monuments
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 3/15/2007
A cake for a tree lighting ceremony presided over by Duff guarantees fireworks; Geof gets to create a cake for one of his idols, a tennis star; and Duff creates a surprise for a party given by dear friends.
Director: Brandy Menefee
Writer: Jen Wise
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#18 - Cake-Tastrophe
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 3/29/2007
Duff and crew are experiencing their busiest week to date, with 40 cakes in the offing. A birthday party requires three cakes, Starbucks asks for a holiday-themed one, and just for a change they get to create a goth one as well.
Director: Brandy Menefee
Writer: Miriam Leffert
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#19 - Shell Shocked
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 4/12/2007
A slow week with only seven cakes turns out to be more difficult than expected when the bakery seems to be cursed. Cakes include a difficult turtle, a hamburger and the Taj Mahal.
Director: Brandy Menefee
Writer: Heather Mitchell
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#20 - Dr. Duff
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 5/17/2007
The bakery focuses on birthdays and doctors. A radiology company asks the team to create a CT scanner, complete with patient inside. It's also a time for reflection at Charm City Cakes as the staff reflects on moments from the past with a series of flashbacks and outtakes.
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#21 - Playing Games
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 4/19/2007
Lettered tiles and a cake of squares add up to a famous game replica for a mom.
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#22 - The Super Cake
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 4/26/2007
Duff and his staff head for Miami to create the bakery's largest cake ever for the Super Bowl.
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#23 - Wedding Bells and Shotgun Shells
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 7/19/2007
The Charm City Bakery staff takes a trip to a shooting range and celebrates Sherri's wedding.
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#24 - Tattoos and Traditions
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 7/26/2007
The staff creates a variety of nature inspired cakes, including a duck hunt and an armadillo dressed as an EMT. Geof must play EMT, himself, when one of this week's cakes has problems after delivery. Also, Charm City visits a tattoo museum.
Director: Rob Lundsgaard
Writer: Jen Wise
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#25 - Mary (Alice) Go Round
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 8/2/2007
Charm City Cakes tackles a carousel cake and a hospital-themed cake.
Director: Rob Lundsgaard
Writer: Heather Mitchell
The Best Episodes of Ace of Cakes
Every episode of Ace of Cakes ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Ace of Cakes!
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Best Episodes Summary
"30 Rock (And Roll)" is the best rated episode of "Ace of Cakes". It scored 7.6/10 based on 6 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 7/15/2010. This episode scored 0.6 points higher than the second highest rated, "Clone Wars".