9.2/108 votesLoading...#1 - Beer, Buttercups & Bumbling
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 6/18/2012
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.
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#2 - A Cowboy in Hoboken
Season 5 Episode 28 - Aired 2/11/2013
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.
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#3 - That's Some Nice Meat
Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 7/16/2012
Buddy makes a deli-case cake for a family friend and his sisters request a cake to mark three First Communions. Mary’s responsibilities grow at the new baking facility.
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#4 - Twirls, Whirls and Crashes
Season 5 Episode 24 - Aired 1/7/2013
A 2000-lb carousel cake is delivered to the Steel Pier amusement park in Atlantic City. Meanwhile, Carlo’s undergoes some necessary renovations.
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8.8/108 votesLoading...#5 - Pucks, Pasteries and Pushy Grace
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 3/7/2011
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.
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8.4/107 votesLoading...#6 - Hot Air Balloon Cake & Happy Little Bakers
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 2/7/2011
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.
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8.2/1015 votesLoading...#7 - Soldiers, Sand, and Salad
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 7/20/2009
Buddy and Company are like kids loose in a toy store, literally, when they are asked to make an FAO Schwarz-themed cake for a twins birthday party at the store. They also have a beach-themed cake to create for a local beach club and Buddy and his main men challenge the sisters to a weight-loss challenge.
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8.1/1032 votesLoading...#8 - A Bride, a Boat, and Bamboozled!
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 5/25/2009
Meet award-winning pastry chef and cake decorator Buddy Valastro and his over-the-top family at Carlo's Bakery in Hoboken, New Jersey. After beginning a week completely jam-packed with cake orders, Buddy gets a call from a customer he cannot possibly turn down. Brides Magazine is offering Buddy an inside cover photo spread but he's going to have to create a cake unlike any he's ever done before. Between arguing with his family, producing the standard 300-plus cakes the bakery makes in any given week and running out of sugar, is there any way Buddy and Company are going to get this opportunity of a lifetime cake done in time? All the while Buddy's sisters are planning to throw their brother a surprise birthday party.
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8.1/109 votesLoading...#9 - Chimp, Cinema, and Crumb Cake
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 1/25/2010
Buddy designs a cake celebrating 110th anniversary of the Bronx Zoo. Later he deals with an indecisive client when creating a cake for the grand opening of a movie theater.
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#10 - Hurricane Sandy Strikes
Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 5/27/2013
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.
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8.0/1013 votesLoading...#11 - Plants, Pranks and a Proposal
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 10/26/2009
In the second season premiere, Buddy and his crew are given the task of making a cake with the theme of poisonous plants. Also, a customer wants to propose at the shop so Buddy makes a cake in the shape of an engagement box.
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7.9/1024 votesLoading...#12 - Bi-Plane, Bridezilla, and Busting Buddy
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 6/22/2009
It's another busy week at Carlo's Bakery but Buddy can't say no to making a charity bi-plane cake for a local hospital. An unreasonable Bridezilla makes everyone's life difficult after the bakery crew makes a cake that she's not pleased with and Stretch, the bakery's delivery driver, plots a revenge prank against Buddy with unexpected results.
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#13 - Trash, Twirls & Tough Love
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 5/28/2012
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.
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7.7/108 votesLoading...#14 - A Battleship, Ballet & Burning!
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 11/9/2009
General Buddy and his team of cake soldiers really want to impress their client this week when they create a massive cake for the US Air Force. The guys get their groove on while making a dance-themed cake and the girls get into a catfight.
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7.6/1019 votesLoading...#15 - A Fire, a Fashionista, and Family
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 6/1/2009
Buddy and his team learn that where there's smoke, there's fire when they have to build a fire engine cake complete with working lights, siren and smoke. They also have to create a 30th birthday cake for two trendy fashionistas. This week also marks the 15th anniversary of Buddy's father's death so emotions are high as he recreates his father's trademark cake for the family memorial dinner.
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7.6/109 votesLoading...#16 - Robots, Rollerskates and Relatives
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 11/2/2009
In this episode, Buddy delivers a rollerskate themed cake while on rollerskates. Also, a robot cake is created by the staff.
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7.6/109 votesLoading...#17 - Colorful Characters and Christmas Costumes
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 12/7/2009
Buddy and his crew create a holiday-themed cake for drag queen Miss Richfield 1981; Buddy is begged by cousin Anthony and Stretch to let them deliver a cake to a party full of women, but the boss has a trick up his sleeve.
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7.6/107 votesLoading...#18 - Blushing Brides and Busy Bakers
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 1/4/2010
It's a race against the clock at the bakery when the crew tries to make 50 wedding cakes in just seven days. Buddy aims to impress with his most elaborate wedding cake yet, but delivering it proves to be a challenge for Anthony.
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7.4/1014 votesLoading...#19 - Chinese Culture and Cannolis
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 7/27/2009
The Carlo's team has a unique and challenging cake to make this week, a traditional Chinese dragon cake for a dragon boat racing team. It's also a big week at the bakery preparing hundreds of cannoli shells for the annual $.25 Throw Back Cannoli Day and on top of all that, Buddy and Lisa are celebrating their eighth wedding anniversary.
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7.4/107 votesLoading...#20 - Strawberries, Sinatra, & Sick Ovens
Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 8/23/2010
Buddy and Co. make a cake for Haagen Daz's 50th anniversary while also making a cake for the Broadway show Come Fly Away. But orders are difficult to fill this week when the ovens start acting up again.
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7.4/1011 votesLoading...#21 - Santa, Sunrise & Snowmen Cupcakes
Season 3 Episode 24 - Aired 11/29/2010
The bakery prepares for Christmas Eve, the busiest time of the year for the bakery.
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7.3/1015 votesLoading...#22 - Leaning, Lobsters and Lectures
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 8/17/2009
Buddy has to channel his inner-Italian to create a Leaning Tower of Pisa wedding cake. Then, he gets into hot water when he must pull together a show stopping lobster bake-themed cake at the last second after a client mixes up the date!
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7.3/109 votesLoading...#23 - Cars, Collapse & Couture
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 2/8/2010
Buddy and his team creates a life-size cake replica of a NASCAR race car for the Retail Bakers Association annual convention in Charlotte.
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7.3/109 votesLoading...#24 - Familia, Fishing and Family History
Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 10/11/2010
The Valastros embark on a family tour of Italy. Their first stops are Altamura and Lipari, the birthplaces of Mama, and Buddy Sr. While there, Buddy is asked to make a wedding cake and confections for his cousin's baby shower.
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7.3/108 votesLoading...#25 - Circus, Celebrity Chef & Surprise!
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 1/31/2011
Buddy makes a special cake for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus; Rachael Ray pays a visit to the bakery for her show, in which Grace was an irrepressible fan; Buddy and staff make a special cake for Lisa to celebrate her fourth pregnancy, but the staff doesn't know who the cake is for. (This episode is dedicated to longtime Carlo's Bakery employee Sal Picinich, who died the day before broadcast.
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The Best Episodes of Cake Boss
Every episode of Cake Boss ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Cake Boss!
Follows the operations of Carlo's Bakery, a family-owned business in Hoboken, New Jersey owned and operated by siblings Buddy Valastro, Lisa Valastro, Maddalena Castano, Grace...
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Best Episodes Summary
"Beer, Buttercups & Bumbling" is the best rated episode of "Cake Boss". It scored 9.2/10 based on 8 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 6/18/2012. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "A Cowboy in Hoboken".