30 episodes

Cake Boss - Season 5

First aired May 28, 2012Season 5

Browse all 30 episodes in this season, including available images, air dates, runtimes, ratings and episode summaries from TMDB.

Episodes

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Episode 1

Fitting In, Fed Up & A First Birthday

NR
May 28, 201230 min

Buddy makes a cake for Baby Carlo’s first birthday that’s fit for a prince! Marissa learns what it means to be a part of the crew. Things turn serious when Grace gets fed up with Mary’s lateness!

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Episode 2

Trash, Twirls & Tough Love

NR
May 28, 201230 min

Buddy makes a realistic Trash Truck cake for a family friend. Two ladies request a cake for the founder of their synchronized swim team. Mary is accused of being rude again to the work staff, forcing Buddy to take action.

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Episode 3

Stained Glass & a Surprised Danny

NR
Jun 4, 201230 min

Buddy has a divine inspiration when Father Bob orders a cake for an honored church member. Despite the crazy schedules, everyone finds time to surprise Danny for his 50th Birthday with some special guests.

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Episode 4

Fast Hands & a Flaming Pearl

NR
Jun 4, 201222 min

Buddy makes a Dragon cake for Chinese New Year celebrations. But first, the team creates a life-sized punching bag for a couple of mixed martial arts fighters at a local gym.

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Episode 5

Liberty, Layups & a Loaded Dinner

NR
Jun 11, 201230 min

Buddy celebrates his heritage by making a cake in honor of Lady Liberty. Mauro finally realizes his goal of becoming an American citizen. But not everyone is in a celebrating mood as Mary gives everyone a piece of her mind at dinner.

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Episode 6

Bar Mitzvah, Beads & Oh Baby!

NR
Jun 11, 2012

The bakery is asked to make a cake for a high-roller bar mitzvah with a working slot machine! Then the crew celebrates Mardi Gras with a king cake and beads.

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Episode 7

Beer, Buttercups & Bumbling

NR
Jun 18, 201230 min

Joey and the guys are asked to make a cake that looks and tastes like beer! Then Buddy delivers a tropical wedding cake to two florists. Jay comes back from a delivery with bad news.

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Episode 8

Presidents, Peanut Butter & Popping-in

NR
Jun 25, 2012

Buddy makes a Mt. Rushmore cake! Marissa must make her famous Peanut Butter Cake to impress the Lisas. And Mary makes a return to Carlo’s, but for how long?

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Episode 9

Working at the Car Wash

NR
Jul 2, 201230 min

A car-wash cake features edible autos that can actually get cleaned; a couple celebrate their 75th wedding anniversary.

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Episode 10

Silly Seuss & Surprise!

NR
Jul 2, 201222 min

A Dr. Seuss cake is equipped with unbreakable gears and levers; the family plan a surprise for Buddy.

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Episode 11

Ice-ing on the Cake

NR
Jul 9, 2012

Buddy tours Blue Sky Studios, the creators of Ice Age, for a sneak peak of their latest movie, then sculpts a frosty cake inspired by the movie, complete with a pirate ship that floats!

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Episode 12

Going Up?

NR
Jul 9, 201230 min

Buddy must make a special birthday cake that works as a real elevator! And Mauro makes a cake for the North Jersey Spelling Bee, but can the Carlo’s staff spell the words correctly on the cake?

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Episode 13

Under the Sea

NR
Jul 16, 2012

Grace throws an Under the Sea themed party for her daughter’s Sweet 16 and Uncle Buddy has the perfect cake in mind — a real aquarium.

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Episode 14

That's Some Nice Meat

NR
Jul 16, 2012

Buddy makes a deli-case cake for a family friend and his sisters request a cake to mark three First Communions. Mary’s responsibilities grow at the new baking facility.

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Episode 15

Cakes on a Plane

NR
Jul 23, 201230 min

A team of skydivers want a cake to eat during a jump! Buddy makes a cake for his niece who just won first prize in a writing competition.

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Episode 16

A Bittersweet Homecoming

NR
Jul 23, 201230 min

Buddy’s Mama, diagnosed with a serious illness, returns to Hoboken for an Easter visit, and Buddy makes her a special one-of-a-kind cake.

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Episode 17

A Golden Opportunity

NR
Nov 26, 2012

Buddy is given 24-hrs to create a life-size Betty White cake. The family learns more about momma's condition.

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Episode 18

Ugly Feet and a Fiesta

NR
Dec 3, 2012

Mario Lopez and Courtney Mazza ask Buddy to make a wedding cake for their Mexican ceremony. Also: A spa wants a cake for a contest involving men's feet.

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Episode 19

From Fury to Furry

NR
Dec 3, 2012

A pet-adoption Web site wants to celebrate a major milestone of 20 million adoptions; Buddy tries to find common ground for a bickering couple who need a cake for their party-planning business.

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Episode 20

Operation: Tank Cake

NR
Dec 10, 2012

Buddy makes a tank cake for the Army's 237th birthday celebration in Times Square in New York City, while another creation is sent to troops serving overseas in Afghanistan.

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Episode 21

Hocus Pocus

NR
Dec 10, 2012

Magician Dan Sperry commissions a cake that contains a secret prediction to be revealed during his act.

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Episode 22

Buddy and the Rockettes

NR
Dec 17, 2012

The Rockettes’ 85th anniversary celebrated needs a cake that features miniature high-kicking dancers. A teen who wants to be a pilot gets a birthday surprise.

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Episode 23

Cut the Ribbon and the Cake!

NR
Dec 17, 2012

A children’s hospital opens in Chicago needs a special cake to mark the occasion. A couple want a gray wedding cake.

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Episode 24

Twirls, Whirls and Crashes

NR
Jan 7, 2013

A 2000-lb carousel cake is delivered to the Steel Pier amusement park in Atlantic City. Meanwhile, Carlo’s undergoes some necessary renovations.

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Episode 25

Players, Lawyers, and Pranksters

NR
Jan 7, 2013

Buddy bakes a cake for NFL coach Tom Coughlin’s charity organization; Marissa gets back at the guys with a prank of her own.

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Episode 26

Light Up the Night

NR
Jan 28, 2013

Buddy must create a 5-tier Bollywood wedding cake that incorporates special lighting effects; Marissa tries out her cookie recipe at the bakery.

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Episode 27

Crane Cake and Puppy Love

NR
Feb 4, 2013

Buddy must create a moving crane cake for a local scrap metal company; Buddy makes his first ever dog wedding cake.

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Episode 28

A Cowboy in Hoboken

NR
Feb 11, 2013

Tim McGraw is giving away a brand new house to a military veteran and needs a cake from Buddy to reveal the big surprise; the Next Great Baker winner begins work at Carlo's.

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Episode 29

Superheroes and Bakers Unite

NR
Feb 18, 2013

Buddy is asked to make a cake for Spiderman's 50th Anniversary. The Next Great Baker shows up late for work. Plans for Momma's benefit gala begin.

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Episode 30

We Will Survive

NR
Feb 18, 2013

The family prepares for Momma's Benefit Gala and Buddy has invited a special surprise performer. Buddy is asked to make a life-size chair cake for a furniture company.