The WORST episodes of Next Great Baker

Every episode of Next Great Baker ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Next Great Baker!

In the series, Buddy Valastro puts 10 talented pastry chefs through the ringer to earn the title of Next Great Baker. At stake - $50,000 cash and a chance to work side-by-side with Buddy at Carlo's Bakery. Each week, Buddy pushes the contestants' baking and decorating skills to the limit through a series of increasingly difficult challenges. Someone will win, and someone will go home every week - until the NEXT GREAT BAKER is the last one standing.

Last Updated: 11/14/2024Network: TLCStatus: Ended
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#1 - Momma Knows Best

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 2/4/2013

The final four contestants bake cakes to honor their mothers. Buddy recruits surprise helpers for the competition.

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#2 - Happy Birthday Kelly

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/28/2013

Former NFL player Michael Strahan asks the contestants to bake a birthday cake for his talk-show cohost, Kelly Ripa, that will be presented to her on TV.

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#3 - …And the Winner Is?

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/30/2012

Season 2 ends with finalists Marissa, Nadine and Ryan vying for the top spot, which includes a $100,000 prize, a feature in Brides magazine and a chance to work at Carlo's Bakery.

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6.00
1 votes

#4 - Vegas Baby!

Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 2/11/2013

A winner is crowned after the final three contestants compete in Las Vegas in the Season 3 finale.

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1 votes

#5 - It's Go Time!

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/28/2011

In the series premiere, the competitors put their baking skills to the test when they are paired up into teams to create a 4-foot tall theme cake. But when Buddy presents an interesting challenge to win immunity, will it be every baker for themselves?

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6.98
47 votes

#6 - Celebrate Good Times, C'mon!

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/6/2010

Ten pastry chefs begin vying for a chance to work alongside Buddy Valastro at his famous Hoboken, N.J., bakery in the series premiere. Their first task is to create elaborate celebration cakes that showcase their baking and decorating skills.

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7.00
2 votes

#7 - Cake Roast

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/17/2012

The remaining chefs form two teams to create life-size cakes of guest judges, Comics Judy Gould and Carol Leifer.

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7.00
9 votes

#8 - Game On!

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/26/2012

In the Season 3 premiere, contestants come up with ideas for a groom's cake with a Mexican fiesta-theme for Mario Lopez's wedding

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7.05
40 votes

#9 - 'Tis the Season to Be Jolly!

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 12/20/2010

The gals battle the guys in a Christmas-theme bake-off for the American Cancer Society.

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7.10
40 votes

#10 - Do Not Pass

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 12/13/2010

Things get heated in the kitchen when the hopefuls work in teams, creating Monopoly-theme cakes to mark the 75th anniversary of the board game.

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7.17
35 votes

#11 - Pedal to the Metal

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/17/2011

Cakes inspired by cars are created after the hopefuls are taken for a test drive in a new vehicle.

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7.17
35 votes

#12 - Here Comes the Bride!

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 1/10/2011

The remaining hopefuls must create a dream wedding cake for a couple who are about to walk down the aisle.

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7.17
35 votes

#13 - 3-2-1 Blast Off!

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/3/2011

The hopefuls are tasked with creating space-theme cakes for Buddy Jr.'s birthday party.

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7.17
40 votes

#14 - It's Dyn-o-mite!

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/27/2010

A special-effects company needs an extreme cake to mark its 20th anniversary, so the hopefuls must incorporate special effects and pyrotechnics in their confections.

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7.24
37 votes

#15 - The Big Finale!

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/24/2011

The winner is crowned in the Season 1 finale. At stake is $50,000 and a job at Carlo's Bakery.

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7.50
6 votes

#16 - Here Comes the Bride-zilla!

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/9/2012

It's wedding day at the bakery! The bakers must team up to create an off-beat wedding cake for a true bridezilla! It's the ultimate test to see how these bakers will handle a difficult client, but will the bride's requests be too demanding?

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7.57
7 votes

#17 - Wow Cakes

Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 8/12/2014

An eliminated group returns when the teams unveil their creations at the Cake Boss Cafe in New York City’s Times Square.

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7.60
5 votes

#18 - Let the Sparks Fly

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/26/2011

"Engineered" cakes that spin, smoke and spark require the contestants to work together on a difficult challenge.

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7.60
5 votes

#19 - Wedding Wonderland

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 12/12/2011

Being the Next Great Baker means creating cakes that are magazine worthy. The stakes are raised when the competitors are asked to create elaborate wedding cakes inspired by the latest wedding trends for Brides Magazine.

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7.63
8 votes

#20 - Empire State of Mind

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/24/2014

With two new experts by his side, Buddy the Cake Boss judges ten pairs of bakers in the first phase of the fourth season. Each team takes a bite of the Big Apple as they race to iconic city cites for inspiration in their inaugural cake challenge.

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7.70
10 votes

#21 - Sexiest Cakes Alive

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/12/2014

Cakes with a moving element make up the contestants’ quest to be featured in People magazine as part of the publication’s 40th anniversary.

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7.80
5 votes

#22 - Life-Sized Cakes

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 12/5/2011

Sculpted cakes are one of the most popular requests made by clients today and nobody does them better than Buddy. The competitors are asked to create life-sized sculpted cakes in 10 hours with special mystery clients serving as the models.

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7.88
8 votes

#23 - Sugar High

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/1/2014

Bakers choose their own teams in a challenge that involves 100 pounds of candy and a very demanding client.

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8.00
8 votes

#24 - Gravity Defying Cakes

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/5/2014

A trip to Rachael Ray's show will decide the winner of a competition involving the creation of cakes that defy gravity.

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8.00
6 votes

#25 - Long Island Medium Cakes

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/29/2014

The teams have to create life sized cakes in the form of the Long Island Medium, Theresa Caputo.

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