The BEST episodes of Cake Boss season 3
Every episode of Cake Boss season 3, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Cake Boss season 3!
Buddy Valastro is one of the most successful and renowned cake artists in the United States. Master baker of Carlo's City Hall Bake Shop in Hoboken, New Jersey, Buddy is the cake boss.
#1 - Peppermint and a Polar Bear Plunge
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/7/2010
While on a cake consultation with the Coney Island Polar Bear Club, Buddy and his crew get an unusual challenge, when Mama Valaestro finds out about it, she requests that they don’t partake in it; Buddy’s youngest son requests that he make an ice cream cake with clowns on it for his birthday.
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#2 - Color, Camouflage and Cupcake Day
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 7/19/2010
A war breaks out when the Carlo gang are challenged to show their shooting skills in order to make a paintball cake. It's also the annual Throwback Cannoli Day at the bakery, but everyone's in for a big surprise when Buddy decides to make a change.
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#3 - Roses, Romance and a Romeo
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/7/2010
After a unique cake consultation, Buddy has to find a way to make several cakes for fourteen couples getting married on Valentine’s Day; Cousin Anthony requests a special valentine dessert for his date. Meanwhile, Mary asks Buddy to take time out of his busy schedule to make a special heart cake for a newlywed couple.
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#4 - Tournament of Knights and a Tasty Tiramisu
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/14/2010
Buddy's Italian speaking skills are put to the test as he has to make an authentic tiramisu for a client who has family visiting from Italy. In addition, a knight comes to the bakery to ask for a cake for his king and queen, and challenges Buddy to a joust.
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#5 - Governor, Giant Lisa and Good-bye Mama
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/31/2010
In the third season premiere, Buddy and his team are called on to make a special cake for New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s inauguration ball. Buddy also decides to surprise his wife Lisa by making a life-size version of her in cake form for a surprise birthday party. Meanwhile, Mama Valastro surprises everyone at Carlo’s Bakery by announcing her retirement.
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#6 - Hieroglyphics, Hearse and Happy Parents
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/14/2010
A funeral hearse is made for a surprise cake. A mother and daughter cannot agree on a theme for a Sweet 16 cake, with one desiring an Egyptian theme, and the other a more girlish fashion-oriented theme. An animal-themed cake is made for an Indian baby shower.
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#9 - Strawberries, Sinatra and Sick Ovens
Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 8/23/2010
Buddy and Co. make a cake for Haagen Daz's 50th anniversary while also making a cake for the Broadway show Come Fly Away. But orders are difficult to fill this week when the ovens start acting up again.
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#11 - 6-Foot Sub Sandwich, Zeppoles and a Sick Mauro
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 7/12/2010
It's Easter time and the shop is busy as ever. Buddy makes a sandwich cake for the 100th anniversary of Fiore's, a sandwich shop next to the original Carlo's Bakery. Joey, Sal, and Cousin Anthony make items for the bakery in honor of St. Joseph's Day, and Buddy and Maddelena stage an intervention for Mauro, convincing him to make lifestyle changes to become more healthy.
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#12 - Barbers and Bulls
Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 8/2/2010
Buddy wants to make a cake for the barbershop where he has been getting his hair cut since he was a kid in honor of their anniversary. Also, Buddy and the team are asked to create a mechanical bull cake, complete with movement.
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#13 - Sandals, Sandwiches and Shelves
Season 3 - Episode 19 - Aired 10/25/2010
A client travels from Myrtle Beach to order a Flip-Flop cake; Buddy is asked to make a kid friendly cake.
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#14 - Helmet Cake, Healthy Mauro and Huge Train Cake
Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 8/16/2010
Choo choo! It's National Train Day as Carlo's team has to make a HUGE cake complete with tunnels for model trains. Joey wants to make a firefighter themed cake for his retiring fire captain. Mauro's son helps his dad get healthy.
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#15 - Frescos, Fountains and Family Wishes
Season 3 - Episode 17 - Aired 10/18/2010
The Valastro's continue their trip around Italy; Buddy and the boys get a culture lesson when asked to make a cake inspired by a fresco painting.
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#16 - Mother's Day, Mama and Mom-to-be
Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 8/9/2010
Buddy makes a Mother's Day celebration cake for the Adoptive Parents Committee, which is a nonprofit support group for adoptive parents. Buddy surprises his wife on Mothers day by having his children decorating a cake for her. The family celebrates as Lisa, Buddy's sister, gives birth to her child, a daughter named Isabella.
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#17 - Snookie, Super Anthony and a Ship
Season 3 - Episode 21 - Aired 11/8/2010
A trip to the South Street Seaport Museum in New York City for a nautical inspired cake; a Jersey celebrity (Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi from MTV's Jersey Shore) orders a cake for her mom.
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#18 - Chopped Head and a Crazy Cravings Cake
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 6/21/2010
Buddy has to make a cake for a Marie Antoinette party, a "cravings" cake for his sister, Lisa Gonzalez, for her baby shower. Mauro faces a short health care crisis. The rest of the clan is concerned while Mauro claims it to be "no big deal."
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#19 - Santa, Sunrise and Snowmen Cupcakes
Season 3 - Episode 24 - Aired 11/29/2010
The bakery prepares for Christmas Eve, the busiest time of the year for the bakery.
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#20 - Cassata, Cheesecakes and Crates of Wine
Season 3 - Episode 18 - Aired 10/18/2010
Sicily is the last stop of the Italy vacation; after visiting a local winery, Buddy decides to make a wine bottle cake.
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#21 - Crazy Chocolate Cake and Carlo's Centennial Celebration
Season 3 - Episode 23 - Aired 11/22/2010
Buddy makes an elaborate chocolate cake for a couple's anniversary, which includes ingredients consisting of Hershey's products. Carlo's Bakery celebrates their 100th anniversary since its opening in 1910 with a street party, complete with a huge "timeline" cake outlining its history. Buddy shows his bakers a huge warehouse he has leased, which will play a role in the bakery's future.
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#22 - Pipes, a Phoenix and a Problematic Kitchen
Season 3 - Episode 20 - Aired 11/1/2010
Buddy and Co. create a Phoenix cake for a neighborhood Irish bar; Joey tests out the new ovens with his famous Irish Soda Bread.
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#23 - Familia, Fishing and Family History
Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 10/11/2010
The Valastros embark on a family tour of Italy. Their first stops are Altamura and Lipari, the birthplaces of Mama, and Buddy Sr. While there, Buddy is asked to make a wedding cake and confections for his cousin's baby shower.
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#24 - Sweet Sixteen, Stars and a Saber Sword
Season 3 - Episode 22 - Aired 11/15/2010
Mauro's daughter orders a sweet sixteen cake; the bakery makes a cake for the centennial of the Cadet Chapel at West Point.
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