About this season
Follows the operations of Carlo's Bakery, a family-owned business in Hoboken, New Jersey owned and operated by siblings Buddy Valastro, Lisa Valastro, Maddalena Castano, Grace Faugno and Mary Sciarrone. The show focuses on how they make their cakes, and the interpersonal relationships among the various family members and other employees who work at the shop.
Episodes (28)
1. Fiery Dragons and Marrying Cats
Buddy's client is a modern day medieval knight who wants an epic fire breathing dragon cake.
2. Flamenco and Capture the Flag
Buddy designs a flamenco cake, and the team makes a cake for a nearby summer camp that gets messy.
3. Color Run and Back to School Fun
The team makes a cake to mark an event for the Mayor of Newark providing school supplies.
4. Go Fly a Kite
Buddy judges a true "clash-of-the-titans" cook-off between local police and firefighters.
5. Wedding Bells and Flower Power
Buddy meets a floral-loving bride who wants bouquets of flower cupcakes for her big day.
6. Diggerland, Dol and Dresses
Mauro makes a Korean-themed first birthday cake, and Buddy is tasked with a bake for a theme park.
7. Viking Ships and Ice Cream Cones
Buddy creates an amazing viking-themed cake for the crew of a reproduction viking ship.
8. Mermaids, Promotions and Puppy Love
Buddy designs a mermaid cake, Mauro makes a cake to honor a friend and Lisa gets a dog.
9. Ballet and South African Biltong
Buddy makes a cake with South African beef jerky, and the team works on a music-box cake.
10. 25 Years and Counting
Mauro and Madeline celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary with the whole family.
11. Creepy Crawly Cake and Haunted House
It's Halloween and Buddy's son wants his own haunted house to go along with his spooky cake.
12. Dreams Come True
Buddy designs a cake for rapper Fat Joe, and the crew creates a cake for a kindergarten class.
13. Saudi Arabia and Lobster Tail Feast
14. Pep Rally, Birthday Treat and Fancy Feet
Buddy makes a cake for a school pep rally, and Mary's foot modeling career is finally a reality.
15. Secret Proprosal, Patients and Privacy Please
Buddy assists a young baker with a cake for her sister's doctors, and the crew helps a man propose.
16. Enduring Love, an Ending and Edited Out
Buddy replicates the original six-tier wedding cake for Lisa's grandparent's 60th anniversary.
17. Holly Jolly Hoboken And Ugly Sweaters
It's the holidays, and the team makes a cake for the New York Botanical Garden train show.
18. Pinata Party And Gender Reveal
Buddy makes a pinata cake, and Grace takes an order for a double gender-reveal party.
19. Glass Cake and 100th Birthday
Buddy and the team use cool new techniques to make a cake as beautiful as glass art.
20. Father-Daughter Dance and Bachelorette Party
Mauro gets an order for a Father-Daughter dance, and Buddy makes a cake for a bachelorette party.
21. Robots And Rainbow Unicorns
The team makes a robot cake, and Mary creates a magical unicorn cake for a five-year-old-girl.
22. Steampunks, Kiwi Cake And Babysitting Jitters
The team builds a steaming and rotating cake for the fantasy world of steampunk.
23. Color Festival, Sofia's Graduating And A Paint Date
The bakery gets colorful as they create a cake for the Indian celebration called Holi.
24. Sailors and Marines and Twins cake
25. Father's Day Collapse, Buddy's Surprise, And Tee Time
The crew makes a basketball-inspired cake to surprise a hoops-loving dad on Father's Day.
26. Mining Cake, Sailing Santa, And Sister Makeovers
The president of a zinc mine wants a cake to surprise young geologists on their next mine visit.
27. Volcanoes, Drive-Ins, & Movie Magic
Buddy and the bakers attempt to make a volcano cake for a science camp that's edible and erupts.
28. A Barter, A Baker, And An Italian Professor
A pair of brothers offer to trade pizza in exchange for a pony cake for their little sister.