Buddy and Ralph brainstorm designs for a camel and ostrich cake.

Buddy welcomes kids from the Make-A-Wish foundation

Buddy and Liz butt heads as they start to prepare an Alice in Wonderland cake.

Buddy and the team prepare desserts to serve at a Feeding America event.

Buddy takes the crew to Brighton Asylum for a cake consultation and a good scare.

Buddy and the team start assembling a giant international dumpling cake.

While designing a cake inspired by Capoeira, Buddy and the crew learn more about the Portuguese culture from some of the Brazilian bakers of Carlo's Bakery.

Buddy and the Carlo's Bakery team try to construct a base for a helicopter cake to include spinning propellers.

Before we say goodbye to the best Mama in the business, let's look at some of her sweetest and sassiest moments.

As Buddy prepares a cake for Mother's Day, he reflects on his own mother's influence on his life and the success of the bakery.

Mauro's puts his pancake-flipping skills to the test to make a jalapeño bacon pancake.

Frankie tests the limits of how much jalapeño is too much when making a cake.

Some kids play board games with their parents, but the Valastro kids cook!

The boys are tasked with serving up a pork-filled cake.

Buddy needs to make this Taj Mahal cake as realistic as possible, and he's up to the challenge!

Two high schoolers want to surprise their potential dates with an epic "promposal" cake. Now if they could only figure out what they want the cake to look like!

Despite the simplicity of Amish and Mennonite clothes, there are many standards behind pants, shirts and dresses.

Meet Abe and find out why he yearns to explore the world beyond his Amish farm.

Jeremiah was adopted into an Amish family. He's looking to get out and explore his own dreams.

Sabrina doesn't want to wonder "What if?" She's leaving to find out what being normal really means.

Rebecca has dreams, but those are considered vanities in the Amish community. She's hoping to find love -- and a guy who will wash the dishes!

Kate is a bishop's daughter and has lived her life under a microscope. She's chasing dreams of modeling in New York.

Four Amish and one Mennonite leave the only home they've ever known to answer one question "is there more to life"? Facing being shunned by their families and possible exile from their communities, what will they think about life on the outside w ...

What makes the Amish so different from the English -- and from the Mennonites? Find out in this exclusive video.

In the first episode of Season 3, meet five Amish men and women who are struggling with the decision to leave their conservative communities for the chance to pursue big-city dreams and get over broken hearts.

Kate shows Mary how to cook a healthy breakfast, and (surprise!) that means eggs with no butter in them. She explains to Mary how keeping a healthy diet makes her feel better.

Vonda lives at home with her parents and keeps long hours working two jobs. She’s desperate to find meaning in life beyond the one little secret obsession she has.

Barbie is a preacher’s daughter from a strict community in Kentucky. She thinks it’s wrong for the church to tell her who she can and can’t date, but is she willing to give up her Amish identity for love?

While Mary doesn't exactly blend into the crowd at a New York City nightclub, she has a great time drinking and dancing. In fact, she admits she doesn't really think about Chester while she's there.

Bates is in love with an ex-Amish girl and is currently on the outs with his conservative family. He’s living in a barn because he has nowhere else to go. The smells are bad, but that’s the price you pay for freedom.

Kind, stern, but always ready for a good time, Mary Schmucker is the mom everyone loves.

Mary shows us her buttermilk biscuit recipe that goes great with any meal.