Cake Boss Season 5, Episode 17: A Golden Opportunity

Fitting In, Fed Up & A First Birthday

Buddy makes a cake for Baby Carlo’s first birthday that’s fit for a prince! Marissa learns what it means to be a part of the crew. Things turn serious when Grace gets fed up with Mary’s lateness!

30 min

Trash, Twirls & Tough Love

Buddy makes a realistic Trash Truck cake for a family friend. Two ladies request a cake for the founder of their synchronized swim team. Mary is accused of being rude again to the work staff, forcing Buddy to take action.

30 min

Stained Glass & a Surprised Danny

Buddy has a divine inspiration when Father Bob orders a cake for an honored church member. Despite the crazy schedules, everyone finds time to surprise Danny for his 50th Birthday with some special guests.

30 min

Fast Hands & a Flaming Pearl

Buddy makes a Dragon cake for Chinese New Year celebrations. But first, the team creates a life-sized punching bag for a couple of mixed martial arts fighters at a local gym.

22 min

Liberty, Layups & a Loaded Dinner

Buddy celebrates his heritage by making a cake in honor of Lady Liberty. 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.

30 min

Bar Mitzvah, Beads & Oh Baby!

The bakery is asked to make a cake for a high-roller bar mitzvah with a working slot machine! Then the crew celebrates Mardi Gras with a king cake and beads.

Beer, Buttercups & Bumbling

Joey and the guys are asked to make a cake that looks and tastes like beer! Then Buddy delivers a tropical wedding cake to two florists. Jay comes back from a delivery with bad news.

30 min

Presidents, Peanut Butter & Popping-in

Buddy makes a Mt. Rushmore cake! Marissa must make her famous Peanut Butter Cake to impress the Lisas. And Mary makes a return to Carlo’s, but for how long?

Working at the Car Wash

A car-wash cake features edible autos that can actually get cleaned; a couple celebrate their 75th wedding anniversary.

30 min

Silly Seuss & Surprise!

A Dr. Seuss cake is equipped with unbreakable gears and levers; the family plan a surprise for Buddy.

22 min

Ice-ing on the Cake

Buddy tours Blue Sky Studios, the creators of Ice Age, for a sneak peak of their latest movie, then sculpts a frosty cake inspired by the movie, complete with a pirate ship that floats!

Going Up?

Buddy must make a special birthday cake that works as a real elevator! And Mauro makes a cake for the North Jersey Spelling Bee, but can the Carlo’s staff spell the words correctly on the cake?

30 min

Under the Sea

Grace throws an Under the Sea themed party for her daughter’s Sweet 16 and Uncle Buddy has the perfect cake in mind — a real aquarium.

That's Some Nice Meat

Buddy makes a deli-case cake for a family friend and his sisters request a cake to mark three First Communions. Mary’s responsibilities grow at the new baking facility.

Cakes on a Plane

A team of skydivers want a cake to eat during a jump! Buddy makes a cake for his niece who just won first prize in a writing competition.

30 min

A Bittersweet Homecoming

Buddy’s Mama, diagnosed with a serious illness, returns to Hoboken for an Easter visit, and Buddy makes her a special one-of-a-kind cake.

30 min

Ugly Feet and a Fiesta

Mario Lopez and Courtney Mazza ask Buddy to make a wedding cake for their Mexican ceremony. Also: A spa wants a cake for a contest involving men's feet.

From Fury to Furry

A pet-adoption Web site wants to celebrate a major milestone of 20 million adoptions; Buddy tries to find common ground for a bickering couple who need a cake for their party-planning business.

Operation: Tank Cake

Buddy makes a tank cake for the Army's 237th birthday celebration in Times Square in New York City, while another creation is sent to troops serving overseas in Afghanistan.

Hocus Pocus

Magician Dan Sperry commissions a cake that contains a secret prediction to be revealed during his act.

Buddy and the Rockettes

The Rockettes’ 85th anniversary celebrated needs a cake that features miniature high-kicking dancers. A teen who wants to be a pilot gets a birthday surprise.

Cut the Ribbon and the Cake!

A children’s hospital opens in Chicago needs a special cake to mark the occasion. A couple want a gray wedding cake.

Twirls, Whirls and Crashes

A 2000-lb carousel cake is delivered to the Steel Pier amusement park in Atlantic City. Meanwhile, Carlo’s undergoes some necessary renovations.

Players, Lawyers, and Pranksters

Buddy bakes a cake for NFL coach Tom Coughlin’s charity organization; Marissa gets back at the guys with a prank of her own.

Light Up the Night

Buddy must create a 5-tier Bollywood wedding cake that incorporates special lighting effects; Marissa tries out her cookie recipe at the bakery.

Crane Cake and Puppy Love

Buddy must create a moving crane cake for a local scrap metal company; Buddy makes his first ever dog wedding cake.

A Cowboy in Hoboken

Tim McGraw is giving away a brand new house to a military veteran and needs a cake from Buddy to reveal the big surprise; the Next Great Baker winner begins work at Carlo's.

Superheroes and Bakers Unite

Buddy is asked to make a cake for Spiderman's 50th Anniversary. The Next Great Baker shows up late for work. Plans for Momma's benefit gala begin.

We Will Survive

The family prepares for Momma's Benefit Gala and Buddy has invited a special surprise performer. Buddy is asked to make a life-size chair cake for a furniture company.