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 (18)
1. Plants, Pranks and a Proposal
Aired 26 October 2009
In the second season premiere, Buddy and his crew are given the task of making a cake with the theme of poisonous plants. Also, a customer wants to propose at the shop so Buddy makes a cake in the shape of an engagement box.
2. Candy, Crash & Crisis
Aired 26 October 2009
Buddy and his crew are asked to make a cake for Dylan's Candy Bar. Buddy's sisters think that he could use an assistant.
3. Robots, Rollerskates and Relatives
Aired 2 November 2009
In this episode, Buddy delivers a rollerskate themed cake while on rollerskates. Also, a robot cake is created by the staff.
4. Painters, Pool and Pink!
Aired 2 November 2009 • 30 min
Buddy creates a billiards table cake for football player Justin Tuck and gets an opportunity to show off his pool skills. The bakery gets a make-over with unexpected results and Buddy makes a cake for the painters.
5. A Battleship, Ballet & Burning!
Aired 9 November 2009
General Buddy and his team of cake soldiers really want to impress their client this week when they create a massive cake for the US Air Force. The guys get their groove on while making a dance-themed cake and the girls get into a catfight.
6. Children, Cage and a Challenge
Aired 9 November 2009
Buddy's got a real loudmouth in the bakery this week but it's not a customer, it's a talking cake! Then, when Buddy is tasked with a cage fighting cake, his teenage nephew is inspired to challenge Frankie to a wrestling match.
7. Pizza, Poochies and Pop-in-Law
Aired 23 November 2009
An over-the-top space-themed cake is created for a local planetarium. Later the guys go golfing to find inspiration for a golf-tournament cake.
8. Golf Greens & Gravity
Aired 23 November 2009
Buddy and team feel lost in space while creating a cake for a planetarium; the guys have to create a golf tournament cake, so they go golfing for inspiration.
9. Freaks, Fast Food and Frightened Frankie
Aired 30 November 2009
After making a buffet-style cake for Major League Eating, the bakery heavyweights are challenged to an eating contest. While making a cake for the Coney Island Circus Sideshow, one of Frankie's biggest fears is exposed.
10. Colorful Characters and Christmas Costumes
Aired 7 December 2009
Buddy and his crew create a holiday-themed cake for drag queen Miss Richfield 1981; Buddy is begged by cousin Anthony and Stretch to let them deliver a cake to a party full of women, but the boss has a trick up his sleeve.
11. Motorcycles, Manhattanites, and Misbehaving
Aired 14 December 2009
Buddy is asked to make a cake for the Long Island Hells Angels; Buddy bakes a tea party-themed cake for Upper East Side socialites.
12. Blushing Brides and Busy Bakers
Aired 4 January 2010
It's a race against the clock at the bakery when the crew tries to make 50 wedding cakes in just seven days. Buddy aims to impress with his most elaborate wedding cake yet, but delivering it proves to be a challenge for Anthony.
13. Apples, Arguments, and Animal Prints
Aired 11 January 2010
An apple-tree cake for a local orchard inspires Buddy to try a new recipe. Meanwhile, Mary doesn't think Buddy's giving her 40th birthday cake enough attention, so she threatens to go to another baker.
14. Sizing, Sleeping Stretch, and Sesame Street
Aired 18 January 2010
A special cake is created to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Sesame Street.
15. Chimp, Cinema, and Crumb Cake
Aired 25 January 2010
Buddy designs a cake celebrating 110th anniversary of the Bronx Zoo. Later he deals with an indecisive client when creating a cake for the grand opening of a movie theater.
16. Cars, Collapse & Couture
Aired 8 February 2010
Buddy and his team creates a life-size cake replica of a NASCAR race car for the Retail Bakers Association annual convention in Charlotte.
17. Aquarium Adventures & An Announcement
Aired 1 February 2010
Buddy creates an underwater-themed cake complete with live fish for a local aquarium.
18. Castles, Cannolis & Cartoon Characters
Aired 10 February 2010
Buddy and Mauro travel to Walt Disney World to make cannoli at the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival.