Cake Boss
The staff of Carlo's Bakery in Hoboken, New Jersey, led by Buddy Valastro, shows how it prepares elaborate themed cakes for various occasions. Each episode typically features the preparation of two cakes for events including receptions, charity events and theme parties as well as weddings and birthdays.
- 2009-2020
- 9 seasons
- Discovery Family Channel
- Family, Reality
- TV-PG
The staff of Carlo's Bakery in Hoboken, New Jersey, led by Buddy Valastro, shows how it prepares elaborate themed cakes for various occasions. Each episode typically features the preparation of two cakes for events including receptions, charity events and theme parties as well as weddings and birthdays.
Season 5 Episode Guide
30 Episodes 2012 - 2013
Episode 1
Fitting In, Fed Up & a First Birthday
Mon, May 28, 2012 22 mins
Season 5 kicks off with a bang as Buddy makes a cake for Baby Carlo's first birthday that's fit for a prince! Meanwhile, Marissa learns just what it means to be a part of the crew. And things turn serious when Grace gets fed up with Mary's lateness!
Episode 2
Trash, Twirls & Tough Love
Mon, May 28, 2012 21 mins
Buddy makes a realistic Trash Truck cake for a family friend. Later, two ladies request a special cake for their friend and founder of their synchronized swim team. And Mary is accused of being rude again to the work staff, forcing Buddy to take action.
Episode 3
Stained Glass & a Surprised Danny
Mon, Jun 4, 2012 22 mins
Buddy has a window of divine inspiration when Father Bob orders a cake for an honored church member. But will he finish in time? And despite the crazy schedules, everyone finds the time to surprise Danny for his 50th Birthday with some special guests.
Episode 4
Fast Hands & a Flaming Pearl
Mon, Jun 4, 2012 22 mins
Celebrate Chinese New Year Cake Boss-style! Buddy heads down to Chinatown with a Dragon themed cake to ring in the Lunar New Year. But first, the team must create a life-sized punching bag for a couple of mixed martial arts fighters at a local gym.
Episode 5
Liberty, Layups & a Loaded Dinner
Mon, Jun 11, 2012 22 mins
Buddy celebrates his hertiage by making a cake in honor of Lady Liberty herself! Plus, Mauro finally realizes his goal of becoming an American citizen. But not everyone is in a celebrating mood as Mary gives everyone a piece of her mind at dinner.
Episode 6
Bar Mitzvah, Beads & Oh Baby!
Mon, Jun 11, 2012 22 mins
The team makes a Bar Mitzvah cake for a high-profile secret client (we never learn who it is) holding the celebration in Vegas for their son who loves basketball. It's huge. The other assignment this week is a cake (with the Baby) for a Mardi Gras party at a Hoboken restaurant. On the family front, Cousins Maurizio and Anthony embarrass Buddy during a consultation. Buddy gets them back by setting up Anthony with a married celebrity at the Hoboken delivery and dunking Maurizio after the Vegas delivery.
Episode 7
Beer, Buttercups & Bumbling
Mon, Jun 18, 2012 22 mins
Joey and the guys are commissioned to make a cake that looks and tastes like beer. Then Buddy delivers a tropical wedding cake to two florists getting married. But not everything is rosy when Jay comes back from a delivery with bad news.
Episode 8
Presidents, Peanut Butter & Popping-In
Mon, Jun 25, 2012 22 mins
Buddy takes on a monumental task when he's asked to make a Mt. Rushmore cake! Will he be able to chisel cake into perfection? Then, Marissa must make her famous Peanut Butter Cake to impress the Lisas. And Mary makes a return to Carlo's, but for how long?
Episode 9
Working at the Car Wash
Mon, Jul 2, 2012 22 mins
Everybody's working at the car wash...cake that is! Buddy builds a fully automated car wash cake, complete with edible cars that really get clean. Later, a couple celebrates a huge milestone: their 75th wedding anniversary.
Episode 10
Silly Seuss & Surprise
Mon, Jul 2, 2012 22 mins
Lady Luck is on Buddy's side this week when the bakery is asked to make a cake for a high-roller bar mitzvah with a working slot machine! Then the crew has some fun when they celebrate Mardi Gras with a king cake and beads. But will Anthony find love?
Episode 11
Ice-ing on the Cake
Mon, Jul 9, 2012 22 mins
Need a lift? Buddy is put to the test when he must make a special birthday cake that works as a real elevator! And Mauro is charged to make a cake for the North Jersey Spelling Bee, but can the Carlo's staff spell the words correctly on the cake?
Episode 12
Going Up?
Mon, Jul 9, 2012 21 mins
Need a lift? Buddy is put to the test when he must make a special birthday cake that works as a real elevator! And Mauro is charged to make a cake for the North Jersey Spelling Bee, but can the Carlo's staff spell the words correctly on the cake?
Episode 13
Under the Sea
Mon, Jul 16, 2012 22 mins
Happy Sweet 16! Grace throws an Under the Sea Themed party for her daughter Bartolina's Sweet 16 and Uncle Buddy has the perfect cake in mind -- a real aquarium, surrounded with a colorful cake reef and edible sharks circling overhead.
Episode 14
New Deli, New Design
Mon, Jul 16, 2012 22 mins
It's a busy week when Buddy makes a special deli case cake for a family friend. Meanwhile, his sisters request a special cake to celebrate three first communions. And Mary's confidence grows as she takes on more consultations at Lackawanna.
Episode 15
Cakes on a Plane
Mon, Jul 23, 2012 21 mins
A Carlo's creation goes higher than ever before when a team of skydivers decides to take a cake with them during a jump-- and eat it as they fall. Then Buddy makes a cake for his niece Tessy, who just won first prize in a writing competition.
Episode 16
A Bittersweet Homecoming
Mon, Jul 23, 2012 22 mins
A crisis rocks the Valastro family when Buddy's Mama returns to celebrate the Easter holiday in Hoboken: Mama has been diagnosed with a serious illness. To lift Mama's spirits and the rest of the family, Buddy decides to make a special one-of-a-kind cake.
Episode 17
A Golden Opportunity
Mon, Nov 26, 2012 22 mins
Buddy is given 24-hrs to create a cake for legendary actress and comedienne Betty White. This "golden" opportunity turns serious when Buddy reveals the cake has to be a life-size replica of Betty! Meanwhile, the family learns more of Momma's condition.
Episode 18
Ugly Feet and a Fiesta
Mon, Dec 3, 2012 21 mins
Celebrity couple Mario Lopez and Courtney Mazza commission Buddy to make them a one of kind wedding cake and get it to their ceremony in Mexico! Can Buddy deliver? Meanwhile, a local spa orders a cake for a Men's Ugly Foot Contest.
Episode 19
From Fury to Furry
Mon, Dec 3, 2012 22 mins
Bring out the boxing gloves! Buddy plays mediator to an argumentative couple trying to decide on a cake design for their party planning business. And later, Buddy makes a cake for Petfinder.com to celebrate a giant milestone: 20 million pet adoptions!
Episode 20
Operation: Tank Cake
Mon, Dec 10, 2012 22 mins
To celebrate the 237th anniversary of the U.S. Army, Buddy is creating two very special cakes. One must wow an audience of troops in Times Square, while the other cake will travel thousands of miles to reach a unit of troops in Afghanistan.
Episode 21
Hocus Pocus
Mon, Dec 10, 2012 22 mins
Buddy must conjure up a magic-themed cake for shock illusionist Dan Sperry, who challenges Buddy to make a cake with no instructions, only a prediction to be locked unopened inside the cake. At delivery, will the prediction come true?
Episode 22
Buddy and the Rockettes
Mon, Dec 17, 2012 21 mins
To celebrate the Rockettes 85th Anniversary, Buddy is creating a Rockettes themed cake with the famous Radio City Music Hall neon sign! Plus, a teenager with dreams of becoming a pilot is surprised with a one-of-a-kind birthday cake.
Episode 23
Cut the Ribbon and the Cake!
Mon, Dec 17, 2012 22 mins
Buddy and his team create an amazing cake for a new Children's Hospital in Chicago. Plus, a couple decides they want a wedding cake that matches their gray invitations. The only problem is, Buddy can't stand gray on a wedding cake!
Episode 24
Twirls, Whirls and Crashes
Mon, Jan 7, 2013 22 mins
This week Buddy creates a 2,000-pound moving carousel cake for Steel Pier Amusement Park in Atlantic City. But with dainty chocolate horses and delicate spinning motors, will this cake arrive in one piece? Also, Carlo's gets a much needed facelift.
Episode 25
Players, Lawyers, and Pranksters
Mon, Jan 7, 2013 22 mins
The Carlo's Bakery team rallies around their head coach Buddy as they build a special cake for NY Giant's Coach Tom Coughlin's charity foundation. Then, Marissa decides it's prank payback time for the boys.
Episode 26
Crane Cake and Puppy Love
Mon, Feb 4, 2013 22 mins
It's time for some heavy lifting! Buddy must create a moving crane cake for a local scrap metal company, but will the engineering of the crane prove to be too difficult? Also, puppy love is in the air when Buddy makes his first ever dog wedding cake!
Episode 27
Light Up the Night
Mon, Feb 4, 2013 21 mins
Hit the lights! Buddy must create a 5-tier Bollywood wedding cake that incorporates special effects lighting for a young couple. Plus, Marissa is given an opportunity to try out her cookie recipe at the bakery. Will it be a success?
Episode 28
A Cowboy in Hoboken
Mon, Feb 11, 2013 22 mins
Hit the lights! Buddy must create a 5-tier Bollywood wedding cake that incorporates special effects lighting for a young couple. Plus, Marissa is given an opportunity to try out her cookie recipe at the bakery. Will it be a success?
Episode 29
Superheroes and Bakers Unite!
Mon, Feb 18, 2013 21 mins
With great cake, comes great responsibility. This week Buddy takes on a superhero challenge when he's asked to make a cake for Spiderman's 50th Anniversary! Meanwhile, the Next Great Baker shows up late to work and plans for Momma's benefit gala begin!
Episode 30
We Will Survive
Mon, Feb 18, 2013 21 mins
With great cake, comes great responsibility. This week Buddy takes on a superhero challenge when he's asked to make a cake for Spiderman's 50th Anniversary! Meanwhile, the Next Great Baker shows up late to work and plans for Momma's benefit gala begin!
