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!

Buddy's mom means the world to him. Hear him tell you in his own words in this TLC.com Mother's Day exclusive video!

How did Buddy make a zombie cake? Get the whole story in this video!

Who knows more about space: the kids or the grown-ups? The answer may surprise you!

The Cake Boss is back and bigger than ever.

The sisters have different ideas about how to dress the front window at Carlo's. Can they find a compromise that makes everyone happy?

A cake that dispenses beer: What's not to love about that? Buddy samples his work and then faces the real challenge -- loading the beer cake into the delivery van!

Frankie wants to step up in the shop, so Buddy gives him his first cake to design all by himself.

When an elaborate cake is dropped down the stairs, Buddy has to hold his temper and focus on making a whole new cake that's due later that day!

Bow down to the King of the Bakery! All hail King Buddy ... oooor, not.

Buddy meets a New York City Subway worker seeking to thank the firefighters and emergency responders whom had saved his life when he was trapped in a life-threatening situation.

Buddy bites off more than he can chew when faced with Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest's two time world champion.

Buddy thinks he can make a giant flower cake, but Jessica is very skeptical

Ralph designs a new tattoo for Ashley and joins her to get his first tattoo.

Joey helps cousin Anthony learn a bit of the Carlo's Bakery pastry trade. But, when the finished product is less than perfect - WAY less than perfect - Buddy steps in with an old-school punishment handed down from his Dad.

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

While Grace admires the Mt. Rushmore cake, Buddy grills his sister about U.S. Presidents.