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Cake Boss Season 4 Episodes
Season 4 Episode Guide
38 Episodes 2011 - 2012
Episode 1
Circus, Celebrity Chef, & Surprise!
Mon, Jan 31, 201144 mins
Its always a busy week at Carlo's as Buddy is asked to make a cake for The Greatest Show On Earth, complete with a "ring of fire" along with baking a special anniversary cake for celebrity chef Rachael Ray. But his biggest task will be to keep his surprise stork cake under wraps from his wife Lisa not to mention their pregnancy announcement from the whole Carlo crew!
Episode 2
Shark Cake, Scooter, & Smelly Fish
Mon, Feb 7, 201122 mins
Buddy takes the bakery gang fishing to get inspiration for a lean mean shark cake. Later back at the bakery, Buddy has a surprise for Mauro and Madeline's birthdays.
Episode 3
Hot Air Balloon Cake & Happy Little Bakers
Mon, Feb 7, 201121 mins
Buddy bakes with four little aspiring bakers, all suffering from a life-threatening illness, on their personal "Make-A-Wish" cake. And it doesn't stop there as Buddy plans to wow the foundation with a very special hot air balloon themed cake.
Episode 4
Toilets & Textiles
Mon, Feb 14, 201122 mins
Buddy gets one of his hardest cakes yet - a request for a replica of a toilet that actually flushes! Later, Wendy, owner of the Denim Lounge, is having a baby shower and asks Buddy for an unusual baby shower cake.
Episode 5
Ships, Sonograms, & Sister Drama
Mon, Feb 21, 201122 mins
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?
Episode 6
Snow Globe, Story Book Cake & a Scare
Mon, Feb 28, 201122 mins
Buddy is asked to make a snow globe cake for a surprise engagement. Meanwhile, he surprises his daughter's 2nd grade class with a special story book cake inspired by his daughter. Later, Lisa is rushed to the doctor's office giving Buddy a huge scare.
Episode 7
Baby Special
Sun, Mar 6, 201144 mins
Buddy and Lisa prepare to welcome their fourth child, and get the bakery ready for one of the busiest days of the year: Valentine's Day. Meanwhile, the couple have to pick godparents, get the nursery ready and navigate a difficult breech pregnancy.
Episode 8
Pucks, Pastries & Pushy Grace
Mon, Mar 7, 201122 mins
Buddy gets a request from two hockey-loving boys who want a full size arcade-style hockey table cake complete with moving figures that can actually be played.
Episode 9
Staten Island Chuck, Strange Oddities & Sal
Mon, Mar 14, 201122 mins
The crew designs a cake for "Staten Island Chuck." Later, Buddy makes a topsy-turvy cake for a client based off her favorite place in the world Ripley's Believe It Or Not. Finally, the famiglia pays tribute to Sal.
Episode 10
Punches, Psychics & Piping
Mon, Mar 21, 201122 mins
The bakery gets a surprise visit from WWE Champion Santino Morella as he shows off some trademark wrestling moves and orders a massive "Road to Wrestlemania" cake.
Episode 11
Designer, Deadlines & Diagnosis
Mon, Mar 28, 201122 mins
Fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi commissions Buddy to make seven fashion-inspired cakes that models will carry down the runway. Later, Buddy checks on construction of his new factory. And finally, Buddy visits the doctor and finds out he needs surgery.
Episode 12
Tulips, Taxes & Take It Easy
Mon, Apr 4, 201122 mins
Buddy must create an 8-tiered flower cake for the Philadelphia Flower Show and a life-sized accountant cake in celebration of tax season. But will Buddy be able to take it easy before he goes in for his hernia operation?
Episode 13
Second Anniversary: Surgery & St. Patty's
Mon, Apr 11, 201122 mins
Buddy is selected to be the Grand Marshall of Hoboken's St. Patrick's day parade, but Joey has issues with the selection. Later, a couple orders an intricate second anniversary themed cake, but with Buddy away for surgery, will Mauro be up to the task?
Episode 14
Space Shuttle, Stepping Up & Surprise!
Mon, May 30, 201144 mins
Buddy attempts to create a space shuttle cake for NASA that lifts off! Meanwhile at the bakery, Buddy wants to change the Carlo's store display and catalogue with the help of his baking crew. Later Buddy creates a special cake for Momma!
Episode 15
Houses, Help, & Hitting the Road!
Mon, Jun 6, 201122 mins
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.
Episode 16
Headphones, Helicopters & Handcuffed
Mon, Jun 13, 201121 mins
Buddy makes a surprise cake for Anthony that looks like a DJ set up complete with lights and moving turntables! Meanwhile, a client stops by with a request to create a cake for their medivac unit and offers Buddy a chance to deliver it by helicopter.
Episode 17
A Big Bumblebee & a Bossy Grace
Mon, Jun 20, 201121 mins
Buddy is asked to create a giant Bumblebee cake to help promote the blockbuster movie Transformers 3 and the all new Camaro that will be on display at the New York Auto Show. Meanwhile, Grace is left in charge of the bakery.
Episode 18
Competition, Complications, & Communion
Mon, Jun 27, 201121 mins
Buddy makes a bowling cake that leads to a good ole boys vs. girls match on the lanes. Meanwhile, it's Sophia's first communion and it's up to Buddy to make a special cake. Later, Buddy gets news that there are complications at his new factory.
Episode 19
Moving Cake, Marbles, Mess Ups
Mon, Jul 11, 201122 mins
Buddy makes a giant Cheeseburger Cake in honor of National Hamburger Month. Later, Buddy and the crew are honored to make a special cake for the American Cancer Society.
Episode 20
Bugs, Break-Ups & Burned Out
Mon, Jul 11, 201122 mins
Bugs, spiders, and break ups, oh my! Buddy is asked to make a cake with real insects as the ingredients, but he won't let bugs into his kitchen! Meanwhile, a friend of one of the bakers needs some cheering up so it's up to Buddy to make a cake!
Episode 21
Cheeseburgers, Cures and a Challenge
Mon, Jul 18, 201122 mins
Buddy gets a special request from a client who wants to celebrate his annual camping trip with cake that has a real fire in it for roasting marshmallows! Meanwhile, a friend stops by with a request for a high-tech cake wired by phones and a computer.
Episode 22
Campfires, Computers and a Concern
Mon, Jul 25, 201121 mins
Buddy gets a special request from a client who wants to celebrate his annual camping trip with cake that has a real fire in it for roasting marshmallows! Meanwhile, a friend stops by with a request for a high-tech cake wired by phones and a computer.
Episode 23
Prize Cow, Pop-Tarts & Patience
Mon, Aug 1, 201122 mins
Buddy & the crew make a replica cake of a client's prize milking cow that actually milks! Also, a family who has just moved to Hoboken makes a special cake request to cheer up their son who is homesick.
Episode 24
Chandelier Cake & a Christening
Mon, Sep 26, 201122 mins
Buddy is asked to create one of his most challenging cakes yet -- an edible chandelier cake that must hang upside down! Meanwhile, it's Baby Carlo's Christening and Buddy's pulling out all the stops to make it special.
Episode 25
Paleontology & Popping the Question
Mon, Sep 26, 201122 mins
Wedding bells sound more like roars this week when Buddy makes a giant dinosaur cake for a dino-loving couple getting married in a museum. And for their 10-year anniversary, Buddy gets romantic by proposing to Lisa all over again.
Episode 26
State Fair, Syracuse Bound & Special Anniversary
Mon, Oct 3, 201121 mins
The State Fair Meadowlands is celebrating their 25th anniversary and Buddy has the perfect cake in mind. Meanwhile, Joey and Grace's son Rob has been accepted to Syracuse University and celebrate with a SU themed cake!
Episode 27
Transport Troubles & Two Brides
Mon, Oct 3, 201121 mins
Buddy helps celebrate Rolls Royce's new dealership in Chicago with a giant Chicago-themed cake, but building the cake is just half the problem. Meanwhile, it's time to make history as Buddy makes a cake for a very special couple in Long Island.
Episode 28
A Funny Regis & Fifty Weddings
Mon, Oct 10, 201122 mins
Buddy helps celebrate Rolls Royce's new dealership in Chicago with a giant Chicago-themed cake, but building the cake is just half the problem. Meanwhile, it's time to make history as Buddy makes a cake for a very special couple in Long Island.
Episode 29
Bees, Beware & Business
Mon, Oct 10, 201122 mins
Want to know how Buddy gets his fondant so smooth or how the sisters handle the hundreds of customers at Carlo's each day? In this special episode of Cake Boss, viewers finally learn all the secrets as Buddy and his crew answer questions from fans.
Episode 30
Chocolate Race Cars & Choosing a Dress
Mon, Oct 17, 201121 mins
Racecar superstar Danica Patrick stops by Carlo's with a special request and Buddy has the perfect cake for the job. Meanwhile, Lisa's vow renewal plans are speeding along. Next stop -- Kleinfeld's as Lisa and the sisters try to find the perfect dress.
Episode 31
Spirits & Spumoni
Mon, Oct 24, 201122 mins
Is Lackawanna really haunted? Buddy goes on a ghost hunt with some professionals ghost hunters to seek the truth, but will he get more than he bargained for? And later, Joey resurrects an old recipe for Spumoni ice cream cake.
Episode 32
Coffins, Costumes and a Cake on a Gurney
Mon, Oct 31, 201121 mins
It's Halloween and a so-called vampire visits the bakery requesting a life-sized coffin cake. Meanwhile, a young man wants to propose to her med school girlfriend in the operation room. And nothing says Halloween like a good costume party.
Episode 33
Soap, Sonograms & Surprises
Mon, Nov 7, 201121 mins
Carlo's Bakery is bubbling over this week when Buddy makes a washing machine cake for Tide. Will it be a wash-out? Also, a young couple asks Buddy to make them a gender reveal cake. Finally, Lisa's going crazy from the vow renewal secrets!
Episode 34
Props, Pies & Party Time!
Mon, Nov 14, 201122 mins
Maurizio is turning 21! Watch the guys put together a huge tiki bar, complete with a drink-serving volcano for his surprise party. Later, a movie crew needs Buddy to make a wedding cake that's going to be featured in a film.
Episode 35
Church Cake, Carats & a Castano's Pool Party
Mon, Nov 21, 201144 mins
It's Thanksgiving Valastro style! The whole famiglia is coming together with their culinary expertise to prepare one big Italian Thanksgiving feast. Plus, Buddy gives the bakery crew a surprise lunch complete with a massive turkey cake for dessert!
Episode 36
Bling, Barbecue & Blueprints
Mon, Nov 28, 201121 mins
Buddy is asked to make the most expensive cake in his career -- a diamond cake with pearls. But can the sisters be trusted with so much bling? Later, Buddy thanks his construction staff with a good old BBQ and Grace starts her redecorating project.
Episode 37
Cake Block, Cruse & a Carlo's Ceremony
Mon, Jan 23, 201244 mins
Buddy and Lisa Valastro renew their vows aboard a Disney Cruise with the whole family.
Episode 38
Touchdowns & Tattoos
Mon, Jan 30, 201222 mins
The boys at Carlo's are in the football spirit when Buddy must make a replica cake of the Heisman trophy. Plus, it's Mauro & Madeline's 20th Anniversary and he has a special idea to show his love. And, it's the winner of the Next Great Baker's first day.