Have you seen Cake Boss yet? I just started watching this show on TLC and I’m kinda hooked! Even if you’re not into the (possibly staged?) family drama it’s definitely a good way to learn about cake decorating!

Episode 3: Robots, Rollerskates, and Relatives

Buddy’s first task of this episode is to construct a Robot Cake for a local “hacker” club. This is ironic because Buddy and his brother-in-law Mauro end up hacking two remote-control trucks to use as the base of their movable robot cake. Buddy and the rest of the bakery staff act, talk, and move like robots while they construct the cake to remind themselves of the task at hand. The robot cake is painted with silver petal dust and LED flashlights are used to make the robot light up. When Buddy brings in the robot for everyone at the hacker party, they all chant, “Robot Cake! Robot Cake!” It was pretty funny to see a bunch of self-proclaimed geeks get excited about a cake.

The second cake of the show is requested by Buddy’s niece Tessie (Teresa) for her 8th birthday party which is being held at a rollerskating rink. Tessie requests a Tie-Dye Cake and wants Buddy to deliver the cake on rollerskates! Despite skepticism, Buddy delivers the cake unharmed thanks to his previous experience playing roller hockey.

Buddy talks about the recent demands placed upon him during the past week–a movable cake and delivering a cake on rollerskates. He asks, “What’s next? . . . It gets harder every week. I dunno what I’m gonna do!” Buddy’s nephew Buddy (son of Mauro and his sister Madeline) tags along with cousin Anthony and drives him crazy while he delivers cakes.

Episode 4: Painters, Pool, and Pink!

At the beginning of this episode Buddy is approached by New York Giants player, Justin Tuck, to create a specialty cake for a fundraiser raising money for Tuck’s R.U.S.H for Literacy organization. The cake is shaped like a pool table which ties in with the celebrity pool tournament. In addition to building the cake, Buddy is presented with another challenge when Tuck asks him to participate in the tournament alongside New York Jets player, Kerry Rhodes. Despite snickers from his employees, Buddy does pretty well in the tournament and ends up making it to the semi-finals. He says, “the Hoboken hussler is in da house!” The Pool Table Cake, made with red velvet cake and cream cheese frosting, is also a big hit.

Buddy is also approached by two painters who’d like a “paint-themed cake” constructed for their business mentor. However, they don’t have a lot of money so Buddy and the painters agree to exchange services. Buddy asks the painters to paint the workroom upstairs in red and gold colors to mimic Caesar’s Palace. But Buddy’s sister Mary has other plans when she convinces the painters behind his back to paint the workroom pink–which they do. After Buddy has a fit, the painters eventually come up with a compromise that makes everyone happy and they receive their Painter’s Cake which Buddy purposely decorates with a pink theme. We also get introduced to Sunshine, one of Buddy’s favorite and most trusted decorators, who was also the first female to work upstairs with the boys.

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