Next Great Baker

2010 β€’ TLC
4.7
203 reviews
TV-14
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Season 2 episodes (10)

1 It's Go Time!
11/28/11
In the series premiere, the competitors put their baking skills to the test when they are paired up into teams to create a 4-foot tall theme cake. But when Buddy presents an interesting challenge to win immunity, will it be every baker for themselves?
2 Life-Sized Cakes
12/5/11
Sculpted cakes are one of the most popular requests made by clients today and nobody does them better than Buddy. The competitors are asked to create life-sized sculpted cakes in 10 hours with special mystery clients serving as the models.
3 Wedding Wonderland
12/12/11
Being the Next Great Baker means creating cakes that are magazine worthy. The stakes are raised when the competitors are asked to create elaborate wedding cakes inspired by the latest wedding trends for Brides Magazine.
4 Bakers On Ice
12/19/11
Competition heats up for the holidays when the bakers break into teams to create their best holiday themed cake for the Valastro Christmas party. But not everyone is merry as tempers flare amongst the teams with one baker making a trip to the hospital.
5 Let the Sparks Fly
12/26/11
Sparks fly when Buddy asks the competitors to work together to create one-of-a-kind engineered cakes. These cakes will need to spin, smoke, move and spark if the contestants want to wow Buddy and the judges. But it's not Valastro-Style without a twist!
6 Gators, Chimps, and Bears Oh My!
1/2/12
Speed and agility are put to the test when the bakers are asked to unload Lackawanna's industrial 400 degree oven for the Baker's Challenge. Later, it's time to go wild as the bakers must construct animal cakes for the Turtleback Zoo.
7 Here Comes the Bride-zilla!
1/9/12
It's wedding day at the bakery! The bakers must team up to create an off-beat wedding cake for a true bridezilla! It's the ultimate test to see how these bakers will handle a difficult client, but will the bride's requests be too demanding?
8 Headbanging Bakers
1/16/12
The bakers must get in a heavy state of mind when they are asked to create heavy metal cakes complete with pyrotechnics for a very special birthday. These cakes need to rock or somebody is going out with a bang...and did we mention it's boys vs. girls?
9 Crown-Winning Cakes
1/23/12
It's down to the final four and it's every baker for themselves. Buddy brings in 2011 Miss USA Alyssa Campanella to help judge who will make it to the finale as the bakers must create their best cake celebrating Alyssa's life.
10 And the Winner Is?
1/30/12
The final three face their toughest Baker's Challenge yet when they must bake their 3 best pastries to sell at Carlo's Bakery with the baker who sells the least going home early. The final two will then battle it out for the title the Next Great Baker!

About this show

Cake Boss' Buddy Valastro puts 10 talented pastry chefs through the ringer to earn the title of Next Great Baker. Each week, Buddy pushes the contestants' baking skills to the limit through a series of challenges. At stake - $50,000 cash and a chance to work side-by-side with Buddy at Carlo's Bakery.

Ratings and reviews

4.7
203 reviews
Kelly Green
June 28, 2016
I loved the new idea of working in teams, mixing partners, all the creativeness with cake decorating this show brings to us in such little time. Good sportsmanship this season as well. No cheating like in season 3, she should have been disqualified right on the spot. She lost her bakery back home for that. Punishment fits the crime, sorry to say. Please bring us more seasons like season 4. 500 stars from me for this great artistic show!
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Melissa Decker
December 30, 2015
I love Buddy because he is such a nice person and I love his sister he is a great person and he needs to keep it up and his sisters need to give him a little nreak
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Alejandra Salazar
May 27, 2013
It won't let me watch the last episode it keeps saying could not find license
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