Cake Boss Season 8 Episodes

Episode 1

Pirates and Pastries

Tue, Aug 23, 201621 mins

It's all hands on deck when Buddy and the team create a pirate themed cake. Buddy and the family get ready to open a new bakery in Connecticut, but opening Carlo's Sweet Room is a lot more complicated than everyone expects.

Episode 2

Sand Castles and Seeing Double

Tue, Aug 23, 201621 mins

Asbury Park kicks off the summer season with a famous sand sculptor, and a giant sand castle cake from Carlo's. Buddy then navigates the tricky task of making a birthday cake for 10-year-old twins who couldn't be more different.

Episode 3

Botanical Cakes and Anti-Lock Brakes

Tue, Aug 30, 201621 mins

The NY Botanical Gardens is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month, and they want Buddy to make the cake. Repeat customers return 10 years later with plans in hand. Carlo's made their original wedding cake and now they want 5 full cakes to celebrate.

Episode 4

Mary Models, Toys and Turkish Marbling

Tue, Aug 30, 201621 mins

Buddy is asked to recreate traditional Turkish water marbling on a cake. Plus, a cake for a toy company brings out everyone's inner child. Mary takes steps to realize a life-long dream of becoming a foot model.

Episode 5

Wine and Waltzes

Tue, Sep 6, 201621 mins

The Carlo's crew crafts a cake for a local DIY winery. Buddy decides he's not just making the cake, he's going to make his own wine! Meanwhile, a client comes in with a request for a life-size piano cake that needs to be delivered to Virginia!

Episode 6

Fairy Tales, Farewells and Fake Noses

Tue, Sep 6, 201621 mins

Buddy makes a special storybook cake for the Hans Christian Andersen Storytelling Center in NY. A gymnastics team wants to throw a going-away party for a teammate with a special best friends cake. Plus, Grace disguises herself as a customer.

Episode 7

Bugging Out and Big Cheers

Tue, Sep 13, 201621 mins

Buddy bugs out when he's asked by a local Science Center to create a cake in honor of their new ant exhibit. The ants may be tiny, but the cake is larger than life. Mauro makes a cake for cheerleaders celebrating spirit week.

Episode 8

Spies, Splashes and Bakery Love

Tue, Sep 13, 201621 mins

Buddy makes a spy themed cake for a gaming convention in Las Vegas. The guys love the challenge until they realize someone's got to drive the cake across the country. Then, Mauro's little brother and one of the Carlo's decorators are getting married.

Episode 9

Steins, Stethoscopes and Studs

Tue, Sep 20, 201621 mins

The team makes a beer cake for a local Oktoberfest. The hospital where all 4 Valastro kids were born is celebrating 150 years in business, and want a special cake order. Then, the sisters put together a hot baker calendar featuring the bakery guys!

Episode 10

Buddha, Brandenbury and Big Air

21 mins

Mauro bakes a replica Brandenburg gate cake for the German embassy's party. Buddy and the team make a Buddha cake for a local Hoboken restaurant.

Episode 11

Lumber Jacks and Giving Back

21 mins

Two professional lumberjacks tie the knot and Buddy makes a tree inspired wedding cake. Plus, Carlo's Bake Shop gives back to Feeding America and Buddy promises an amazing meal for all the volunteers at the Hoboken shelter.

Episode 12

Monkey Business and Mary in Charge

21 mins

Buddy and his family snow tube in the Poconos. Meanwhile, Mary and Carlo's team make a cake for a zoo to celebrate the Chinese Year of the Monkey. Buddy Castano is getting ready for college, but Mauro and Madeline are having a hard time letting go.

Episode 13

Tall Orders and a Tight Fit

21 mins

It's an international dumpling feast for the eyes when Buddy makes a cake for a NY food tour company. Buddy is asked to create the iconic motorcycle jacket out of cake! Plus, the Hoboken spaghetti dinner block party needs focaccia bread for the event.

Episode 14

Gems, Geodes And Cake Boss Junior

21 mins

Buddy really needs to rock it when he and the team create a cake for a precious gemstone gallery's 50th anniversary celebration. But the process becomes more difficult than they imagined and Buddy finds himself stuck between a rock and a hard cake.

Episode 15

Creeps, Carvings, and Coffins

21 mins

It's Halloween in Hoboken and the cakes are getting creepy at Carlo's Bake Shop! The team heads to a haunted house for inspiration. Plus, professional pumpkin carvers want one of their amazing Jack-O-Lanterns replicated in cake.

Episode 16

Quinceaneras, Quarterbacks and K9's

21 mins

A family needs a cake for an upcoming quinceanera celebration. Plus, a cake that's for the dogs... or at least the dog groomers. Then, Buddy and Lisa go head to head over their son Marco playing football.

Episode 17

Snowman, Mentor and Model Mary

21 mins

A chill is in the air and snow is on everyone's mind. Some preschoolers melt Buddy's heart when they request a life-size snowman cake. It's a heartwarming reunion when Buddy's former teacher stops by. Plus, Madeline and Grace try out an art class.

Episode 18

Hay Bales and a Health Scare

21 mins

A longtime customer wants a harvest themed cake to kick off the start of their farm's fall season. Buddy and the team come up with a cornucopia of ideas. Meanwhile, Mauro gets some shocking news and must undergo surgery.

Episode 19

Wintery Wonderland Wedding

21 mins

A winter wonderland themed wedding inspires Buddy to venture out of his comfort zone. So, he enlists his friend and legendary sugar artist, Jacques Torres, to help complete the icy cake of the couple's dreams.

Episode 20

Seasons Greeting and Saintly Surprises

Episode 21

High Kicks, Hockey Sticks and Capoeira

21 mins

A martial art's studio is celebrating their graduating class and wants a fantastic cake that represents the Brazilian tradition Capoeira. Plus, Mauro helps a boy celebrate his Bar Mitzvah with a cake that shows off his love of hockey.

Episode 22

Mummy Mia!

21 mins

Buddy and the crew get wrapped up in their work by creating a cake of an ancient Egyptian mummy sarcophagus. And, Mauro, Joe, Danny, and Frankie make a pancake cake. But Mauro's jalapeno bacon cake filling flavor choice may be a little too hot to handle.

Episode 23

Camels, Ostriches and Cake Wishes

21 mins

Buddy heads to Meadowlands Racetrack where they are asked to make a cake for the infamous camel and ostrich races.The bakery also receives a visit from a few families with the Make-a-Wish foundation.

Episode 24

Classic Cars and Grace's Surprise

21 mins

Joe has big plans for Grace's 50th birthday. He wants to surprise her with an ice cream cake, but extreme heat may just melt the surprise before Grace arrives. Plus, Buddy must turn a classic car into an unforgettable cake.

Episode 25

Home Runs and Rabbit Holes

21 mins

The bakery has gone mad, hatter that is! When Buddy is asked to make an Alice in Wonderland cake for a children's theater, he falls deep into the rabbit hole. Mauro creates a vintage baseball themed cake for the Carlos Beltran Foundation.

Episode 26

Helicopters and Hypnosis

21 mins

The team creates a complicated helicopter cake complete with spinning rotors. Mauro's intense fear of heights is triggered, so Buddy decides to bring in a hypnotist. Grace takes an order from a donut obsessed bride.

Episode 27

Red, White and Chew

21 mins

Sugar and spice and everything... meat? Buddy makes a giant hot dog cake for the famous4th of Julyhot dog eating contest at Coney Island. An order for a BBQ pit master has Joe attempting a pork belly cake filling.

Episode 28

Taj Mahal and Prom Proposal

21 mins

An Indian couple asks for an exact replica of the Taj Mahal, but the intricate design may be more than Buddy and his team can handle. Grace helps a couple of boys ask their girlfriends to prom with an over-the-top surprise 'Promposal' cake.

Episode 29

Soccer and Mary's Big Break

21 mins

The professional soccer team F.C. Internazionale is in Hoboken from Italy, and Buddy and the guys are making them a cake. It's a dream come true for Mauro and Danny, who have been fans since childhood. Mary dips her toes in becoming a foot model.

Episode 30

Leather, Lace and a Princess Cake

21 mins

Buddy makes a cake for an all female motorcycle club. These women want a cake that's feminine, but tough, just like them. Plus, the team goes girlie to make the perfect, pink princess cake for one lucky little 5-year-old.