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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...
  1. Background image for Pucks, Pasteries and Pushy Grace
    8.8/10(8 votes)

    #1 - Pucks, Pasteries and Pushy Grace

    S4:E7

    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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    Director:Unknown
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  2. Background image for Hot Air Balloon Cake & Happy Little Bakers
    8.4/10(7 votes)

    #2 - Hot Air Balloon Cake & Happy Little Bakers

    S4:E3

    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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  3. Background image for Chimp, Cinema, and Crumb Cake
    8.1/10(9 votes)

    #3 - Chimp, Cinema, and Crumb Cake

    S2:E15

    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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  4. Background image for Plants, Pranks and a Proposal
    8.0/10(13 votes)

    #4 - Plants, Pranks and a Proposal

    S2:E1

    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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    Director:Unknown
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  5. Background image for A Battleship, Ballet & Burning!
    7.7/10(8 votes)

    #5 - A Battleship, Ballet & Burning!

    S2:E5

    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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    Director:Unknown
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  6. Background image for Robots, Rollerskates and Relatives
    7.6/10(9 votes)

    #6 - Robots, Rollerskates and Relatives

    S2:E3

    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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  8. Background image for Colorful Characters and Christmas Costumes
    7.6/10(9 votes)

    #7 - Colorful Characters and Christmas Costumes

    S2:E10

    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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  9. Background image for Blushing Brides and Busy Bakers
    7.6/10(7 votes)

    #8 - Blushing Brides and Busy Bakers

    S2:E12

    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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  10. Background image for Cars, Collapse & Couture
    7.3/10(9 votes)

    #9 - Cars, Collapse & Couture

    S2:E16

    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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  11. Background image for Circus, Celebrity Chef & Surprise!
    7.3/10(8 votes)

    #10 - Circus, Celebrity Chef & Surprise!

    S4:E1

    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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  12. Background image for Shark Cake, Scooter & Smelly Fish
    7.2/10(7 votes)

    #11 - Shark Cake, Scooter & Smelly Fish

    S4:E2

    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.

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  13. Background image for Candy, Crash & Crisis
    7.1/10(11 votes)

    #12 - Candy, Crash & Crisis

    S2:E2

    Buddy and his crew are asked to make a cake for Dylan's Candy Bar. Buddy's sisters think that he could use an assistant.

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  14. Background image for Staten Island Chuck, Strange Oddities and Sal
    7.0/10(7 votes)

    #13 - Staten Island Chuck, Strange Oddities and Sal

    S4:E8

    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.

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  15. Background image for Pizza, Poochies and Pop-in-Law
    6.8/10(7 votes)

    #14 - Pizza, Poochies and Pop-in-Law

    S2:E7

    An over-the-top space-themed cake is created for a local planetarium. Later the guys go golfing to find inspiration for a golf-tournament cake.

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  16. Background image for Apples, Arguments, and Animal Prints
    6.8/10(8 votes)

    #15 - Apples, Arguments, and Animal Prints

    S2:E13

    An apple-tree cake for a local orchard inspires Buddy to try a new recipe. Meanwhile, Mary doesn't think Buddy's giving her 40th birthday cake enough attention, so she threatens to go to another baker.

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  17. Background image for Aquarium Adventures & An Announcement
    6.8/10(7 votes)

    #16 - Aquarium Adventures & An Announcement

    S2:E17

    Buddy creates an underwater-themed cake complete with live fish for a local aquarium.

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  18. Background image for Painters, Pool and Pink!
    6.6/10(9 votes)

    #17 - Painters, Pool and Pink!

    S2:E4

    Buddy creates a billiards table cake for football player Justin Tuck and gets an opportunity to show off his pool skills. The bakery gets a make-over with unexpected results and Buddy makes a cake for the painters.

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  19. Background image for Golf Greens & Gravity
    6.5/10(8 votes)

    #18 - Golf Greens & Gravity

    S2:E8

    Buddy and team feel lost in space while creating a cake for a planetarium; the guys have to create a golf tournament cake, so they go golfing for inspiration.

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  20. Background image for Children, Cage and a Challenge
    6.3/10(8 votes)

    #19 - Children, Cage and a Challenge

    S2:E6

    Buddy's got a real loudmouth in the bakery this week but it's not a customer, it's a talking cake! Then, when Buddy is tasked with a cage fighting cake, his teenage nephew is inspired to challenge Frankie to a wrestling match.

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  21. Background image for Freaks, Fast Food and Frightened Frankie
    6.2/10(8 votes)

    #20 - Freaks, Fast Food and Frightened Frankie

    S2:E9

    After making a buffet-style cake for Major League Eating, the bakery heavyweights are challenged to an eating contest. While making a cake for the Coney Island Circus Sideshow, one of Frankie's biggest fears is exposed.

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  22. Background image for A Bride, a Boat, and Bamboozled!
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    #21 - A Bride, a Boat, and Bamboozled!

    S1:E1

    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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  23. Background image for A Fire, a Fashionista, and Family
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    #22 - A Fire, a Fashionista, and Family

    S1:E2

    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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  24. Background image for Bunny, Birthday, and Burnt Food
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    #23 - Bunny, Birthday, and Burnt Food

    S1:E3

    It's one of the busiest weeks of the year at Carlo's Bakery with orders pouring in for Easter, and a last-minute Easter Bunny cake turns into more than the team bargained for. There are also three members of the family celebrating birthdays this week and Buddy's sister Grace, who's never cooked for the family before, decides she's going to make Easter dinner.

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  25. Background image for Weddings, Water, and Wacked!
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    #24 - Weddings, Water, and Wacked!

    S1:E4

    The team at Carlo's is hoping not to get whacked when they're asked to make a huge roulette table cake for a local businessman. It's also the start of wedding season and the time-consuming wedding cake orders are piling up. A mix-up by the sisters not keeping cake orders organized throws Buddy off the handle when a customer comes in to pick up a cake that's not ready.

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  26. Background image for Bi-Plane, Bridezilla, and Busting Buddy
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    #25 - Bi-Plane, Bridezilla, and Busting Buddy

    S1:E5

    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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Best Episodes Summary

"Pucks, Pasteries and Pushy Grace" is the best rated episode of "Cake Boss". It scored 8.8/10 based on 8 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/7/2011. This episode scored 0.4 points higher than the second highest rated, "Hot Air Balloon Cake & Happy Little Bakers".