Grace Faugno

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, throwing Buddy off the handle.

Cake artist Buddy Valastro -- the master baker of Carlo's City Hall Bake Shop in Hoboken, N.J. -- strives to make good on his late father's hopes for the business while presiding over an unruly staff of family members. Food, fights and lots of love are the main ingredients in this delectable series. With his mother, sisters and brothers-in-law by his side, Buddy churns out a fire-breathing tiki cake, an edible Leaning Tower of Pisa and more.

TLC's hit reality series about a baker and his boisterous family returns for a flavorful second season. Buddy Valastro of Hoboken, N.J. attempts to keep his family in line while they whip up culinary wonders at Carlo's City Hall Bake Shop. As he continues to keep his late father's business afloat, Buddy whips up cakes that amaze his customers, such as a confection that talks, another that walks like a robot and even one that helps a client propose!

Season 3 of this TLC series kicks off with a unique challenge for Buddy Valastro: building a birthday cake that looks like his wife, Lisa. He also has his hands full making a cake for New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's inauguration gala.