Former NFL player Michael Strahan asks the contestants to bake a birthday cake for his talk-show cohost, Kelly Ripa, that will be presented to her on TV.

The contestants split into teams of men and women to create theme cakes for the bakery’s portfolio, but a late change in the rules by Buddy intensifies the competition.

A winner is crowned after the final three contestants compete in Las Vegas in the Season 3 finale.

The final four contestants bake cakes to honor their mothers. Buddy recruits surprise helpers for the competition.

Season 2 ends with finalists Marissa, Nadine and Ryan vying for the top spot, which includes a $100,000 prize, a feature in Brides magazine and a chance to work at Carlo's Bakery.

The contestants' speed and agility are tested when they unload the industrial ovens at the new factory. Meanwhile, animal cakes are needed for a New Jersey zoo.

Making cakes inspired by horror movies; gory cakes and a guest judge who is a scary film villain.

The remaining chefs are tasked with creating a cake for the cast of Broadway's newest musical, one that pays homage to the holiday film, "A Christmas Story", after which their creations are judged by the movie's star, Peter Billingsley.

Contestants create cakes resembling classic Italian meals.

The contestants discuss the casting process, their first day at the bakery and emerging rivalries.

The top three teams remain, but only two will move on to Vegas; each team must create a masterpiece revolving around each judge's specialty.

The gals battle the guys in a Christmas-theme bake-off for the American Cancer Society.

Ten pastry chefs begin vying for a chance to work alongside Buddy Valastro at his famous Hoboken, N.J., bakery in the series premiere. Their first task is to create elaborate celebration cakes that showcase their baking and decorating skills.

Things get heated in the kitchen when the hopefuls work in teams, creating Monopoly-theme cakes to mark the 75th anniversary of the board game.

A special-effects company needs an extreme cake to mark its 20th anniversary, so the hopefuls must incorporate special effects and pyrotechnics in their confections.

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?

An eliminated group returns when the teams unveil their creations at the Cake Boss Cafe in New York City’s Times Square.

With two new experts by his side, Buddy the Cake Boss judges ten pairs of bakers in the first phase of the fourth season. Each team takes a bite of the Big Apple as they race to iconic city cites for inspiration in their inaugural cake challenge.

Cakes with a moving element make up the contestants’ quest to be featured in People magazine as part of the publication’s 40th anniversary.

The hopefuls are tasked with creating space-theme cakes for Buddy Jr.'s birthday party.

The remaining hopefuls must create a dream wedding cake for a couple who are about to walk down the aisle.

Cakes inspired by cars are created after the hopefuls are taken for a test drive in a new vehicle.