Cake Boss - Season 5 (2012)

Celebrate Chinese New Year Cake Boss-style! Buddy heads down to Chinatown with a Dragon themed cake to ring in the Lunar New Year. But first, the team must create a life-sized punching bag for a couple of mixed martial arts fighters at a local gym.

Buddy celebrates his hertiage by making a cake in honor of Lady Liberty herself! Plus, Mauro finally realizes his goal of becoming an American citizen. But not everyone is in a celebrating mood as Mary gives everyone a piece of her mind at dinner.

Buddy makes a bowling cake that leads to a good ole boys vs. girls match on the lanes. Meanwhile, it's Sophia's first communion and it's up to Buddy to make a special cake. Later, Buddy gets news that there are complications at his new factory.

Joey and the guys are commissioned to make a cake that looks and tastes like beer. Then Buddy delivers a tropical wedding cake to two florists getting married. But not everything is rosy when Jay comes back from a delivery with bad news.

Buddy takes on a monumental task when he's asked to make a Mt. Rushmore cake! Will he be able to chisel cake into perfection? Then, Marissa must make her famous Peanut Butter Cake to impress the Lisas. And Mary makes a return to Carlo's, but for how long?

Everybody's working at the car wash...cake that is! Buddy builds a fully automated car wash cake, complete with edible cars that really get clean. Later, a couple celebrates a huge milestone: their 75th wedding anniversary.

One cake, two cakes. Cat cake, hat cake! Watch Buddy make a Dr. Suess cake using gears and levers that won't break. Then, the family tries to surprise Buddy himself, but tricking the king of Carlo's won't be easy.

Need a lift? Buddy is put to the test when he must make a special birthday cake that works as a real elevator! And Mauro is charged to make a cake for the North Jersey Spelling Bee, but can the Carlo's staff spell the words correctly on the cake?

Need a lift? Buddy is put to the test when he must make a special birthday cake that works as a real elevator! And Mauro is charged to make a cake for the North Jersey Spelling Bee, but can the Carlo's staff spell the words correctly on the cake?

Happy Sweet 16! Grace throws an Under the Sea Themed party for her daughter Bartolina's Sweet 16 and Uncle Buddy has the perfect cake in mind -- a real aquarium, surrounded with a colorful cake reef and edible sharks circling overhead.

It's a busy week when Buddy makes a special deli case cake for a family friend. Meanwhile, his sisters request a special cake to celebrate three first communions. And Mary's confidence grows as she takes on more consultations at Lackawanna.

A Carlo's creation goes higher than ever before when a team of skydivers decides to take a cake with them during a jump-- and eat it as they fall. Then Buddy makes a cake for his niece Tessy, who just won first prize in a writing competition.

A crisis rocks the Valastro family when Buddy's Mama returns to celebrate the Easter holiday in Hoboken: Mama has been diagnosed with a serious illness. To lift Mama's spirits and the rest of the family, Buddy decides to make a special one-of-a-kind cake.

Buddy is given 24-hrs to create a cake for legendary actress and comedienne Betty White. This "golden" opportunity turns serious when Buddy reveals the cake has to be a life-size replica of Betty! Meanwhile, the family learns more of Momma's condition.

Celebrity couple Mario Lopez and Courtney Mazza commission Buddy to make them a one of kind wedding cake and get it to their ceremony in Mexico! Can Buddy deliver? Meanwhile, a local spa orders a cake for a Men's Ugly Foot Contest.

Celebrity couple Mario Lopez and Courtney Mazza commission Buddy to make them a one of kind wedding cake and get it to their ceremony in Mexico! Can Buddy deliver? Meanwhile, a local spa orders a cake for a Men's Ugly Foot Contest.

To celebrate the 237th anniversary of the U.S. Army, Buddy is creating two very special cakes. One must wow an audience of troops in Times Square, while the other cake will travel thousands of miles to reach a unit of troops in Afghanistan.

Buddy must conjure up a magic-themed cake for shock illusionist Dan Sperry, who challenges Buddy to make a cake with no instructions, only a prediction to be locked unopened inside the cake. At delivery, will the prediction come true?

To celebrate the Rockettes 85th Anniversary, Buddy is creating a Rockettes themed cake with the famous Radio City Music Hall neon sign! Plus, a teenager with dreams of becoming a pilot is surprised with a one-of-a-kind birthday cake.

Buddy and his team create an amazing cake for a new Children's Hospital in Chicago. Plus, a couple decides they want a wedding cake that matches their gray invitations. The only problem is, Buddy can't stand gray on a wedding cake!

This week Buddy creates a 2,000-pound moving carousel cake for Steel Pier Amusement Park in Atlantic City. But with dainty chocolate horses and delicate spinning motors, will this cake arrive in one piece? Also, Carlo's gets a much needed facelift.

The Carlo's Bakery team rallies around their head coach Buddy as they build a special cake for NY Giant's Coach Tom Coughlin's charity foundation. Then, Marissa decides it's prank payback time for the boys.

It's time for some heavy lifting! Buddy must create a moving crane cake for a local scrap metal company, but will the engineering of the crane prove to be too difficult? Also, puppy love is in the air when Buddy makes his first ever dog wedding cake!

Hit the lights! Buddy must create a 5-tier Bollywood wedding cake that incorporates special effects lighting for a young couple. Plus, Marissa is given an opportunity to try out her cookie recipe at the bakery. Will it be a success?

Hit the lights! Buddy must create a 5-tier Bollywood wedding cake that incorporates special effects lighting for a young couple. Plus, Marissa is given an opportunity to try out her cookie recipe at the bakery. Will it be a success?

With great cake, comes great responsibility. This week Buddy takes on a superhero challenge when he's asked to make a cake for Spiderman's 50th Anniversary! Meanwhile, the Next Great Baker shows up late to work and plans for Momma's benefit gala begin!

With great cake, comes great responsibility. This week Buddy takes on a superhero challenge when he's asked to make a cake for Spiderman's 50th Anniversary! Meanwhile, the Next Great Baker shows up late to work and plans for Momma's benefit gala begin!