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Cake Boss Season 3 Episodes
Season 3 Episode Guide
24 Episodes 2010 - 2010
Episode 1
Governor, Giant Lisa & Good-bye Mama
Mon, May 31, 201044 mins
After 50 years working the bakery, Mama announces her retirement. Buddy knows what cake he'd like to make for her party, but a prime ingredient is no longer manufactured. On top of that, New Jersey's Governor-elect wants a cake for his inauguration, Lisa's birthday inspires Buddy to make a life-size cake of his wife, and Buddy initiates an Employee-of-the-Month Award to raise standards.
Episode 2
Peppermint & a Polar Bear Plunge
Mon, Jun 7, 201022 mins
Brrrr. It's winter and Buddy's feeling the cold extra-keenly. The Coney Island Polar Bear Club wants a cake and Buddy aims to join them with his bakers in their next ocean dip. Also, Buddy's son Marko wants an ice cream clown cake for his third birthday, a difficult cake which has to be iced inside the freezer.
Episode 3
Roses, Romance & a Romeo
Mon, Jun 7, 201022 mins
A massive group-wedding requires wedding cakes for 14 couples, each a different flavor, which an out-of-style old-school idea ties all together. It's also Valentine's Day, which makes for a "crazy-busy" week at Carlo's Bakery; delivery boy Anthony takes out baker Danny's daughter, making it even more so.
Episode 4
Tournament of Knights & a Tasty Tiramisu
Mon, Jun 14, 201022 mins
An unheralded knight bearing a double-edged sword cuts to the head of the line to beseech a cake from Buddy's ovens for the king of Medieval Times, an authentic Italian seeks an authentic Italian cake, and Cousin Anthony begins his quest to become a baker.
Episode 5
Hieroglyphics, Hearse & Happy Parents
Mon, Jun 14, 201022 mins
The mother of a sweet sixteen wants an Egyptian princess cake, an Indian baby shower wants an animal cake, and a husband wants a pink hearse cake for his wife's birthday.
Episode 6
Chopped Head & a Crazy Cravings Cake
Mon, Jun 21, 201021 mins
Danny's substandard fondant work on a Marie Antoinette cake leads Buddy into doing a superior make-up job, pregnant Lisa finds an eating companion as the baking staff works on her cravings cake, Anthony starts learning how to do pastries from Joey, and Mauro's health takes a nosedive.
Episode 7
Magazines, a Mega Screen & Maurizio
Mon, Jun 21, 201022 mins
While cakes are desired for the 10th anniversaries of NASDAQ and O Magazine, Anthony wants to turn baker full-time, so Maurizio (Buddy's brother-in-law) is tested to take over on deliveries.
Episode 8
A Princess, a Pirate and a Perplexing Arch
Mon, Jun 28, 201022 mins
Buddy builds a St. Louis skyline cake in which a replica of the St. Louis Arch proves most difficult. Mary's twins want a pirate and princess cake, but Mary goes too far in expressing her displeasure over Buddy.
Episode 9
6-foot Sub Sandwich, Zeppoles and a Sick Mauro
Mon, Jul 12, 201022 mins
Fiore's Deli, a former business neighbor, wants Carlo's Bakery to help celebrate their 100th year in business, so Buddy builds them a 6' authentic-looking deli sandwich cake. Maddalena clues Buddy in on Mauro's health issues, so Buddy summons the other bakers for an intervention. And while Joey guides Anthony through the annual making of cold cut pie, Danny gets heat for forgetting an oil change and burning the Easter zeppoles.
Episode 10
Color, Camouflage and Cupcake Day
Mon, Jul 19, 201022 mins
Commissioned to make an All Star Paintball cake, Buddy accepts a fun challenge to take on two professional paintballers along with five of his staff. Back at the store, Buddy inaugurates the first annual Cupcake Day while plotting a paintball-inspired surprise for Anthony and Maurizio.
Episode 11
Key to the City and a Key-tar Cake
Mon, Jul 26, 201022 mins
A rockin' sweet order for a gnarly 80's cake, and an invite to accept the Key to the City of Little Ferry (where Buddy grew up), sends Buddy and his stoked staff spazzin' on a radical retrograde trip down totally tubular memory lane.
Episode 12
Barbers & Bulls
Mon, Aug 2, 201022 mins
For the 45th anniversary of his favorite barber shop, Buddy builds a barber shop cake with a rotating barber's pole; and, to help a cowboy bar celebrate the purchase of a new mechanical bull, Buddy builds a riding bull cake that moves.
Episode 13
Mother's Day, Mama and Mom-to-Be
Mon, Aug 9, 201021 mins
It's Mother's Day. The Adoptive Parents Committee wants a special cake to celebrate new moms, and Buddy's very willing to execute an especially beautiful job for them. To beat the summer heat, Joey makes the old "lemon ice" recipes that the bakery hasn't made in years, and Lisa finally gives birth to Baby Isabella, to which Buddy follows up with a special announcement for the newest mother in the family that makes her day.
Episode 14
Helmet Cake, Healthy Mauro, & Huge Train Cake
Mon, Aug 16, 201022 mins
A train cake for Train Day - complete with working model trains - is to be far bigger than Buddy first thought. Even with the whole crew working on it (and bumping up against each other in the bakery), it can't be completed except at Penn Station itself, where unmanageable heat could take its toll on it. Elsewhere, Mauro begins his doctor-prescribed mid-day constitutionals along with his son, Buddy C., and Joey helps decorate a fireman's retirement cake for his other boss.
Episode 15
Strawberries, Sinatra, and Sick Ovens
Mon, Aug 23, 201022 mins
What a time for the old bakery ovens to start giving out! Häaden-Dazs Ice Cream wants to celebrate its 50th birthday with a three-flavor cake at their original Brooklyn location, and the Broadway production of "Come Fly Away" wants a Frank Sinatra cake to celebrate its 100th performance. Buddy informs the bakers of his plan to replace the ovens along with reorganizing the bakery.
Episode 16
Famiglia, Fishing, & Family History
Mon, Oct 11, 201021 mins
Buddy, Mauro and their immediate families visit Italy for Second Cousin Claudio's wedding. Of course, the happy couple wants a cake form him - seven tiers, no less. And as long as he's there, another cousin wants a baby shower cake for his expectant wife. But while in Italy, Buddy has three personal goals to check off as well: (1) learn how to make Mama's favorite bread, (2) snag a new cookie recipe for the States, and (3) spend one-on-one quality time with his son.
Episode 17
Frescos, Fountains & Family Wishes
Sun, Aug 1, 201022 mins
A good client of the bakery back home wants Buddy to create an art cake for his art collector friend while in Rome. Later, Buddy and Lisa make a wish at a fountain.
Episode 18
Cassata, Cheesecakes & Crates of Wine
Mon, Oct 18, 201022 mins
Still vacationing in Italy, Buddy returns the graciousness of a vintner by making him a wine bottle cake in honor of his new vintage. Irritated that their husbands are working on their family vacations, Lisa and Grace shop for skimpy Italian swimwear - for the men to wear. And while on a romantic dinner for two, Lisa cannot fully join in with Buddy on a toast.
Episode 19
Sandals, Sandwiches, & Shelves
Wed, Feb 4, 202622 mins
Now back in the States, Buddy creates a 10' long flip-flop cake for a new pier opening at Myrtle Beach. Not only is it huge, it's a ton, requiring concerted effort and muscle from the staff to move. There's also a giant peanut butter and jelly sandwich cake for a 2nd grade class. Progress falters when the old ovens finally give out with a crash, requiring Buddy to step up his plan for new ones. Additionally, for a woman helping others in need, Buddy gives lessons in making better apple cakes (but not his family recipes).
Episode 20
Pipes, a Phoenix, & a Problematic Kitchen
Mon, Nov 1, 201022 mins
The two-day installation of the new ovens, along with an exchange of the baking and decorating rooms, makes things a little tight at Carlo's Bakery. Mama gets riled when she finds herself left out of the loop on this, also when the transition impedes the store's ability to serve its customers. Meanwhile, an Irish pub wants a phoenix cake to celebrate their survival after a fire.
Episode 21
Snooki, Super Anthony & a Ship
Mon, Nov 8, 201022 mins
Carlo's Bakery puts out two specialty cakes. A cake for the S.S. Normandie based on the ship's interior, and a cake for the mother of Snooki of Jersey Shore fame. To impress Snooki when delivering the cake, Anthony has the shop gals work on transforming him.
Episode 22
Sweet Sixteen, Stars & a Saber Sword
Mon, Nov 15, 201022 mins
Mauro Castano's daughter Mary wants a sweet-16 cake with a Hollywood theme, and West Point gets ready to celebrate the 100th year of their cadet chapel. Meanwhile, Anthony makes a mistake with some cookies.
Episode 23
Crazy Chocolate Cake & Carlo's Centennial Celebration
Mon, Nov 22, 201022 mins
It's a week of anniversaries. A man wants an all-out, over-the-top chocolate cake for his 15th wedding anniversary, and the Mayor of Hoboken wants to honor the 100th year anniversary of Carlo's bakery by renaming the street Carlo's Bakery Way. Buddy also reveals the new building to expand their business and gives out an extra-special award.
Episode 24
Santa, Sunrise & Smowmen Cupcakes
Mon, Nov 29, 201022 mins
'Tis the week before Christmas and, in Buddy's bakery, the output quadruples on cookies and cakery. With honey balls, cupcakes and love knots to bake, its not a good time for machin'ry to break. But it's a small glitch in the bak'ry's survival, with customers well-served before Santa's arrival.
