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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 Houses, Help, & Hitting the Road!
    9.4/10(6 votes)

    #1 - Houses, Help, & Hitting the Road!

    S4:E14

    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

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  2. Background image for Coffins, Costumes and a Cake on a Gurney
    9.2/10(6 votes)

    #2 - Coffins, Costumes and a Cake on a Gurney

    S4:E31

    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.

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  3. Background image for Pucks, Pasteries and Pushy Grace
    9.0/10(8 votes)

    #3 - 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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  4. Background image for Hot Air Balloon Cake & Happy Little Bakers
    8.7/10(7 votes)

    #4 - 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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  5. Background image for Chimp, Cinema, and Crumb Cake
    8.4/10(9 votes)

    #5 - 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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  6. Background image for Hurricane Sandy Strikes
    8.4/10(9 votes)

    #6 - Hurricane Sandy Strikes

    S6:E1

    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. Background image for Space Shuttle, Stepping Up & Surprise!
    8.2/10(6 votes)

    #7 - Space Shuttle, Stepping Up & Surprise!

    S4:E13

    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; however, in its request, they would like to see the cake "lift off" -- literally. Then, Buddy also requests each of its bakers to make a cake that would be included in the bakery's new online catalog -- the only trouble is deciding which one would make the cut. Also, Sunshine, the bakery's best cake artist, announced that she will soon resign from the bakery to pursue a nursing career. All this work at the bakery, and the stresses of fatherhood after the birth of Carlo, has started to become a little too much for Buddy.

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  9. Background image for Cake Smash
    8.2/10(6 votes)

    #8 - Cake Smash

    S6:E3

    Buddy and the crew make a wedding dress cake for a bridal shop, where they hold a special competition -- the first person to find a gold coin hidden in the cake wins a dress; but to find the coin, the brides-to-be have to dig in -- literally. And a photographer requests "smash cakes" for a small group of one-year olds. Later: Paul Conti, a former contestant of season 3 of Next Great Baker, asks Buddy for a job, after Hurricane Sandy left him without a job or a home.

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  10. Background image for Robots, Rollerskates and Relatives
    8.0/10(9 votes)

    #9 - 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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  11. Background image for Blushing Brides and Busy Bakers
    8.0/10(7 votes)

    #10 - 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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  12. Background image for Sizing, Sleeping Stretch, and Sesame Street
    8.0/10(6 votes)

    #11 - Sizing, Sleeping Stretch, and Sesame Street

    S2:E14

    A special cake is created to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Sesame Street.

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  13. Background image for Punches, Psychics & Piping
    8.0/10(6 votes)

    #12 - Punches, Psychics & Piping

    S4:E9

    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.

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  14. Background image for A Battleship, Ballet & Burning!
    7.9/10(8 votes)

    #13 - 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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  15. Background image for Colorful Characters and Christmas Costumes
    7.8/10(9 votes)

    #14 - 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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  16. Background image for Castles, Cannolis & Cartoon Characters
    7.8/10(6 votes)

    #15 - Castles, Cannolis & Cartoon Characters

    S2:E18

    Buddy and Mauro travel to Walt Disney World to make cannoli at the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival.

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  17. Background image for Cars, Collapse & Couture
    7.6/10(9 votes)

    #16 - 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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  18. Background image for Circus, Celebrity Chef & Surprise!
    7.6/10(8 votes)

    #17 - 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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  19. Background image for Ships, Sonograms, & Sister Drama
    7.6/10(6 votes)

    #18 - Ships, Sonograms, & Sister Drama

    S4:E5

    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?

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  20. Background image for Plants, Pranks and a Proposal
    7.5/10(13 votes)

    #19 - 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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  21. Background image for Shark Cake, Scooter & Smelly Fish
    7.5/10(7 votes)

    #20 - 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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  22. Background image for Staten Island Chuck, Strange Oddities and Sal
    7.3/10(7 votes)

    #21 - 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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  23. Background image for Fire and Ice
    7.3/10(7 votes)

    #22 - Fire and Ice

    S6:E12

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

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  24. Background image for Apples, Arguments, and Animal Prints
    7.2/10(8 votes)

    #23 - 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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  25. Background image for Aquarium Adventures & An Announcement
    7.2/10(7 votes)

    #24 - Aquarium Adventures & An Announcement

    S2:E17

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

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  26. Background image for Pizza, Poochies and Pop-in-Law
    7.0/10(7 votes)

    #25 - 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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Best Episodes Summary

"Houses, Help, & Hitting the Road!" is the best rated episode of "Cake Boss". It scored 9.4/10 based on 6 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 6/6/2011. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Coffins, Costumes and a Cake on a Gurney".