Cake Boss

2009 • TLC
4.7
2.82K reviews
TV-PG
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Season 11 episodes (20)

1 Everything Old is New Again
9/8/15
After 50 years and millions of customers, it's time to renovate the original Carlo's bakery. Buddy is asked to honor Hoboken's most famous resident, Frank Sinatra. With only a week to get it all done, nothing can go wrong, but something always does.
2 The Butcher & The Baker
9/8/15
The guys go for a consultation at a butchers and take a slab of inspiration home for lunch. Meanwhile, baby Carlo is turning 4! Hard work runs in the family, and Buddy's nephew, Little Buddy, wants to prove he's got what it takes to make it at the bakery.
3 Naked Fishing
9/8/15
Buddy fills an order for an ice-fishing cake and an important client requests a controversial naked cake. Joe and Grace are recently 'empty nesters' and they're handling it very differently.
4 Bridges, Beaches & Bad News
9/15/15
Buddy is asked to make a cake for Academy Award winners Common and John Legend. Plus the team must find a way to bring the beach's hot sand to the green pastures. But everything gets put on hold once Buddy finds out Mauro has been rushed to the hospital!
5 Big Beast, Brownie Blunders & Back to Baking
9/15/15
Buddy and the guys are asked to make a half lion, half fish for Singapore's 50th birthday. At the bakery, the brownies are dried up and the bakers find unexpected inspiration from the past. Mauro heads to therapy at the bakery but is it too much too soon?
6 Cake of Thrones
9/22/15
Buddy learns of Ralph's secret life as a Live Action Role Player when he is asked to make a cake of a mythical griffin. Buddy creates a worldly cake for foreign exchange students. Plus, the ladies give a reluctant Mauro a makeover and a headache!
7 Kid Crush & Carnival
9/22/15
Buddy creates a Carnival cake for a local Brazilian restaurant, hopefully nothing gets lost in-translation. At home, Buddy helps his 7 year-old-son, Marco, impress his Valentine by doing what Valastro guys do best, bake!
8 Sweet Chicken and Sweeter Revenge
9/29/15
A local restaurant is celebrating its anniversary and their specialty is chicken and waffles. The guys get their cute on by creating a monster cake for a daycare center. Frankie has been the prank master for years but now the girls get their revenge!
9 Bacon, Banana & Bling
9/29/15
One part St. Patrick's Day, one part pig roast, it's St. Piggy's Day! Frustrated to learn his famous banana cream pies aren't selling, the crew struggles to find out why. Mary, sets her sights on ‘blinging' up the merchandise.
10 Pizza, Petals & Pandemonium
10/6/15
One of America's oldest pizzerias is turning 110 and they need a cake worthy of the milestone. Buddy's sister, Madeline, takes an order, but Buddy goes rogue and it may not be a bed of roses. Buddy decides it's time his boys learn discipline at the bakery
11 Hats, Hamantaschen & Head Baker
10/6/15
Buddy puts on the pressure while making an Easter bonnet cake. Plus, the crew puts a new twist on a traditional Jewish cookie. Joey promotes German to a lead role. German quickly learns that tempers will rise just like the bread if he's not careful.
12 High Tea and Hot Rods
10/13/15
Buddy and the guys are feeling rather sophisticated as they make a cake for birth of the royal baby, Charlotte. Plus, sparks fly when Mary's brother-in-law orders a hot rod cake for his auto repair shop.
13 Lights, Camera, Cake
10/13/15
Move over Scorsese! Buddy creates a cake for the Tribeca Film Festival. The popcorn-flavored filling is a showstopper! A longtime Carlo's customers return to place a special order, and Buddy clowns around making a Sweet 16 cake.
14 College, Cherry and Challenges
10/20/15
The Carlo's crew welcomes spring with a Cherry Blossom cake for a local park. Grace and Joey celebrate Rob's graduation. Plus, a young culinary student from England dares to claim he can make a cannoli better than the boss. Challenge accepted!
15 Mother's Day and Men in Uniform
10/27/15
Momma is back from Florida! This time around is extra special, because she'll see the bakery for the first time since the renovation. Buddy is honored to make a cake for the US Navy as they celebrate Fleet Week and Grace finds a new hobby!
16 Best Buds and Baseball Gloves
11/3/15
Buddy is an assistant coach to his sons' little league team, so this cake's got to be a home run, baby! Plus, there's a cake order for a 50th birthday with a twist. After Mauro's health scare, Buddy Castano wants to be prepared in an emergency.
17 Crabs, Communion, and a Comeback Pastry
11/10/15
A local marina orders a crab cake to kick off the crabbing season. If that's not enough, Buddy's son Marco is receiving his first Communion. Plus, Joe and Mauro teach the art of the Zeppole and the sisters teach them the art of a sale.
18 Miss Richfield, Matryoshkas and a Melt Down
11/10/15
Buddy's most memorable client, Miss Richfield 1981, needs a cake for New York City's Gay Pride Family Night. Plus, Buddy makes a cake to celebrate Russian heritage month to feature matryoshka dolls. Wedding season is taking a toll on everyone.
19 Windmill, Wedding Cake Twist, Winding Down
11/17/15
Buddy takes a week off, but cake orders don't slow down. Mauro attempts a windmill cake that needs to spin and feed 1,000 people. Madeline takes a consult for a wedding cake with an unusual topper. The team brings back an old tradition, the social club.
20 Picky Nikki, Fresh Catch, and Date Night
11/17/15
Buddy's employee, Nikki, is getting married. Plus, Buddy reels in a cake order for fishermen that will rival any catch of the day. Buddy's wife Lisa decides it's enough when it comes her husband's long hours and plans a home cooked meal, just not at home.

About this show

Master baker of Carlo's City Hall Bake Shop in Hoboken, New Jersey, Buddy is the cake boss. He supervises a team that includes his mother, four older sisters and three brothers-in-law. And when you're working with family on a daily basis, there is bound to be a lot of drama.

Ratings and reviews

4.7
2.82K reviews
Diannie Chavez
April 5, 2014
I wish there would be at least 1 to 3 free episodes! I love this show but can't afford to be buying my favorite shows and movies right now. PLEASE add some free episodes to this.
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Amanda Vos
October 4, 2013
Buddy you are my idol! The moment I started watching your show from season 1 I knew that's what I wanted to do. Now I am gaining baking experience and have an opportunity to work at a major bakery here in Oregon. The best thing that ever happened to me was visit your bake shop in hoboken. I tried a lobster tail lol...UR AMAZING!!!!
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Kimberly Dickerson
May 21, 2016
Great dessert chef. He makes the most amazing cakes. Gives great ideas, and recipes, with hand owns directions to try to make your own.
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