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Cake Boss•Season 5•Episode 16

A Bittersweet Homecoming

8.0/10 · 7 votesJul 23, 201230 min

Ranked #5 of 7 in Season 5•−0.3 vs season avg

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.

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Seasons15

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Season 5 Episodes30

Fitting In, Fed Up & A First Birthday

Trash, Twirls & Tough Love

Stained Glass & a Surprised Danny

Fast Hands & a Flaming Pearl

Liberty, Layups & a Loaded Dinner

Bar Mitzvah, Beads & Oh Baby!

Beer, Buttercups & Bumbling

Presidents, Peanut Butter & Popping-in

Working at the Car Wash

Silly Seuss & Surprise!

Ice-ing on the Cake

Going Up?

Under the Sea

That's Some Nice Meat

Cakes on a Plane

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A Bittersweet Homecoming

A Golden Opportunity

Ugly Feet and a Fiesta

From Fury to Furry

Operation: Tank Cake

Hocus Pocus

Buddy and the Rockettes

Cut the Ribbon and the Cake!

Twirls, Whirls and Crashes

Players, Lawyers, and Pranksters

Light Up the Night

Crane Cake and Puppy Love

A Cowboy in Hoboken

Superheroes and Bakers Unite

We Will Survive

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Buddy Valastro

Buddy Valastro

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Episode Summary

"A Bittersweet Homecoming" is episode 16 of Cake Boss season 5. It scored 8.0/10 from 7 votes, ranking #5 of 7 episodes this season (season average 8.3). It aired on July 23, 2012.

Next: E17 · A Golden Opportunity Best of Season 5