Buddy vs. Duff — Season 3
The ultimate baking battle.
About this season
Buddy Valastro and Duff Goldman compete in a series of bake-offs that test their dessert skills. The judges will crown one winner, putting an end to the greatest feud in baking history.
Episodes (8)
1. Animal Kingdom
Aired 18 July 2021
Two titans of cake, Buddy Valastro and Duff Goldman, kick off a new competition in an East Coast vs. West Coast battle. With their teams of talented cake artists, they work in Jersey City, N.J., and Los Angeles to build cakes inspired by an African safari.
2. Ancient Worlds
Aired 25 July 2021
Buddy Valastro and Duff Goldman face off over cakes featuring ancient worlds.
3. Sweet Rides
Aired 1 August 2021
Buddy Valastro and Duff Goldman revisit their first challenge from season one by making car cakes. Duff seeks redemption with a better version of his original lowrider, and Buddy takes the challenge for a new spin with a convertible '57 Chevy.
4. First We Feast
Aired 8 August 2021
For this round of competition, Buddy Valastro and Duff Goldman create enticing cake versions of food feasts. Duff's team makes a realistic farmers market while Buddy and his team create a towering monument of sweet treats.
5. A Bug's World
Aired 15 August 2021
Buddy Valastro and Duff Goldman face off with cakes depicting a bug's world. Team Duff builds towering flowers and lightning bugs while Team Buddy creates a cross-section of Earth that's full of creatures and a descending spider.
6. High Seas and High Stakes
Aired 22 August 2021
Buddy Valastro and Duff Goldman take to the high seas to make pirate cakes. Team Duff creates a detailed ghost ship complete with special effects to make it ride the waves. Team Buddy builds an unlucky pirate being pursued by a smitten shark.
7. Architectural Wonders
Aired 29 August 2021
Buddy Valastro and Duff Goldman face off in an architecture challenge. While Buddy travels back to ancient Egypt with his pyramids, Duff looks to his own future with a whimsical treehouse he imagines for his daughter.
8. Monster Matchup
Aired 5 September 2021
For the competition finale, Buddy Valastro and Duff Goldman create monster cakes. Team Buddy works on a radioactive dinosaur, and Team Duff makes a Frankenstein's monster cake of mismatched doll parts. Then, fifty cake artists crown the season winner.