The BEST episodes of Cake Boss season 4

Every episode of Cake Boss season 4, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Cake Boss season 4!

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.

Last Updated: 4/23/2024Network: Discovery FamilyStatus: Ended
Share:
Hot Air Balloon Cake and Happy Little Bakers
star
7.65
161 votes

#1 - Hot Air Balloon Cake and Happy Little Bakers

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/7/2011

Buddy makes a special cake for the Make-A-Wish Foundation; he also plays host to four girls who rely on Make-A-Wish to make their common dream come true -- they all want to be bakers. But it's Buddy's brother in law Joey who has a special connection -- his daughter was also a Make-A-Wish kid.

Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Punches, Psychics & Piping
star
7.56
132 votes

#2 - Punches, Psychics & Piping

Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/21/2011

Buddy makes a cake for WWE star Santino Marella, for a promotion for the upcoming WrestleMania XXVII; he also makes a cake for a psychic. Grace also becomes a control freak when the bakers were unable to make pastries just right.

Watch Now:Apple TV
Second Anniversary, Surgery and St. Paddy
star
7.40
101 votes

#3 - Second Anniversary, Surgery and St. Paddy

Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/11/2011

Buddy undergoes surgery for his hernia; in his absence, he had Mauro take over making the cakes. Mauro's first assignment -- making a second anniversary cake for a gay couple, who previously had their wedding cake made by Buddy (in the first season episode "Weddings, Water and Wacked!"). Also, Buddy was made Grand Marshal of Hoboken's St. Patrick's Day parade; however, Joey was jealous, as Buddy is not Irish.

Watch Now:Apple TV
Designer, Deadlines & Diagnosis
star
7.37
131 votes

#4 - Designer, Deadlines & Diagnosis

Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/28/2011

Fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi commissions Buddy to make seven fashion-inspired cakes that models will carry down the runway. Later, Buddy checks on construction of his new factory. And finally, Buddy visits the doctor and finds out he needs surgery.

Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Circus, Celebrity Chef and Surprise!
star
7.36
137 votes

#5 - Circus, Celebrity Chef and Surprise!

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/31/2011

Buddy makes a special cake for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus; Rachael Ray pays a visit to the bakery for her show, in which Grace was an irrepressible fan; Buddy and staff make a special cake for Lisa to celebrate her fourth pregnancy, but the staff doesn't know who the cake is for. (This episode is dedicated to longtime Carlo's Bakery employee Sal Picinich, who died the day before broadcast.

Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Pucks, Pastries and Pushy Grace
star
7.22
74 votes

#6 - Pucks, Pastries and Pushy Grace

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/7/2011

With Buddy's fourth child Carlo born, Buddy decides to leave simple baked goods such as cookies to the staff while he concentrates on the complex cakes, so he can spend more time with his kids; however, Grace oversteps her boundaries, as she attempts to make herself the "Cake Boss" in Buddy's absence. Also, Buddy makes a table hockey game cake for a B'nai Mitzvah.

Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Staten Island Chuck, Strange Oddities and Sal
star
7.19
77 votes

#7 - Staten Island Chuck, Strange Oddities and Sal

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/14/2011

Buddy and his crew make a massive cake in celebration of Groundhog Day for Staten Island Chuck. They also make an upside-down cake -- which was a multi-tiered cake literally assembled upside down -- for a little girl's Ripley's Believe It or Not! birthday party. Also, the family pay their respects for Sal, who died on January 30th, 2011.

Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Snow Globe, Story Book Cake and a Scare
star
7.19
103 votes

#8 - Snow Globe, Story Book Cake and a Scare

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/28/2011

Buddy is asked to make a snow globe cake for a surprise engagement. Meanwhile, he surprises his daughter's 2nd grade class with a special story book cake inspired by his daughter. Later, Lisa is rushed to the doctor's office giving Buddy a huge scare.

Watch Now:Apple TV
Tulips, Taxes and Take It Easy
star
7.15
131 votes

#9 - Tulips, Taxes and Take It Easy

Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 4/4/2011

Buddy's doctor advises him to take it easy and not lift anything heavy in advance of his hernia surgery; however, Buddy does not know the meaning of "take it easy". The crew makes a cake for the Philadelphia Flower Show, but in order to get the flowers just right, Buddy turns to outside help to assist. The guys also make a special cake for Buddy's accountant friend, to celebrate the coming end of tax season; however, on account of his hernia, the cake may be more taxing on Buddy.

Watch Now:Apple TV
Ships, Sonograms and Sister Drama
star
7.13
103 votes

#10 - Ships, Sonograms and Sister Drama

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/21/2011

Buddy showcases pride in his Italian heritage by making a tribute cake for the Columbus Day Parade with a cake so big it needs a forklift to lift it! Lisa and Buddy get her six month ultrasound but will the news be okay?

Watch Now:Apple TV
Shark Cake, Scooter and Smelly Fish
star
7.12
108 votes

#11 - Shark Cake, Scooter and Smelly Fish

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/7/2011

Buddy makes a great white shark cake for a fisherman; he also makes a Vespa birthday cake for Madeline and Mauro, whose birthdays are close to each other.

Watch Now:Apple TV
Toilets and Textiles
star
6.95
133 votes

#12 - Toilets and Textiles

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/14/2011

A plumbing supply company asks Buddy to make a toilet bowl cake with one special condition -- the cake must actually flush. A nightclub owner who's a fan of denim requests a baby shower cake -- that looks like denim. Meanwhile, someone in the bakery has accidentally made a tiered cake with uneven tiers; with the cake on a deadline, Buddy demands who's at fault.

Watch Now:Apple TV