Next Great Baker

Épisode 1 - Celebrate Good Times, C'mon!

6 décembre 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.

Épisode 2 - Do Not Pass

13 décembre 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.

Épisode 3 - 'Tis the Season to Be Jolly!

20 décembre 2010

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

Épisode 4 - It's Dyn-o-mite!

27 décembre 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.

Épisode 5 - 3-2-1 Blast Off!

3 janvier 2011

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

Épisode 6 - Here Comes the Bride!

10 janvier 2011

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

Épisode 7 - Pedal to the Metal

17 janvier 2011

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

Épisode 8 - The Big Finale!

24 janvier 2011

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

Épisode 1 - It's Go Time!

28 novembre 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?

Épisode 2 - Life-Sized Cakes

5 décembre 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.

Épisode 3 - Wedding Wonderland

12 décembre 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.

Épisode 4 - Bakers On Ice

19 décembre 2011

Competition heats up for the holidays when the bakers break into teams to create their best holiday themed cake for the Valastro Christmas party. But not everyone is merry as tempers flare amongst the teams with one baker making a trip to the hospital.

Épisode 5 - Let the Sparks Fly

26 décembre 2011

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

Épisode 6 - Gators, Chimps and Bears...Oh My!

2 janvier 2012

The contestants' speed and agility are tested when they unload the industrial ovens at the new factory. Meanwhile, animal cakes are needed for a New Jersey zoo.

Épisode 7 - Here Comes the Bride-zilla!

9 janvier 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?

Épisode 8 - Headbanging Bakers

16 janvier 2012

Épisode 9 - Crown Winning Cakes

23 janvier 2012

Épisode 10 - …And the Winner Is?

30 janvier 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.

Épisode 1 - Game On!

26 novembre 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

Épisode 2 - Cake Powers, Activate!

3 décembre 2012

The chef-testants prepare to construct and decorate 3-foot-tall cakes that pay homage to their favorite childhood fantasies by creating a superhero cake; a surprise judge for the week worries the participants that they may be smashed to pieces.

Épisode 3 - Bunny Suits and BB Guns

10 décembre 2012

The remaining chefs are tasked with creating a cake for the cast of Broadway's newest musical, one that pays homage to the holiday film, "A Christmas Story", after which their creations are judged by the movie's star, Peter Billingsley.

Épisode 4 - Cake Roast

17 décembre 2012

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

Épisode 5 - New Years Eve, Hoboken Style!

31 décembre 2012

The contestants discuss the casting process, their first day at the bakery and emerging rivalries.

Épisode 6 - Wedding Belles

7 janvier 2013

The competitors create wedding cakes, but they have to change course when the brides alter their design plans.

Épisode 7 - Cakes Al Dente

14 janvier 2013

Contestants create cakes resembling classic Italian meals.

Épisode 8 - Battle of the Sexes

21 janvier 2013

The contestants split into teams of men and women to create theme cakes for the bakery’s portfolio, but a late change in the rules by Buddy intensifies the competition.

Épisode 9 - Happy Birthday Kelly

28 janvier 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.

Épisode 10 - Momma Knows Best

4 février 2013

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

Épisode 11 - Vegas Baby!

11 février 2013

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

Épisode 1 - Empire State of Mind

24 juin 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.

Épisode 2 - Sugar High

1 juillet 2014

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

Épisode 3 - Destination Wedding!

8 juillet 2014

The bakers switch partners to build a cake for a destination wedding, while Buddy gets help from two celebrity guest judges.

Épisode 4 - Buddy's Winter BBQ

15 juillet 2014

The teams must create barbeque inspired cakes and present them to Buddy's family; a six-foot long hot dog and a 4-foot wide hamburger.

Épisode 5 - Nightmare on Baker Street

22 juillet 2014

Making cakes inspired by horror movies; gory cakes and a guest judge who is a scary film villain.

Épisode 6 - Long Island Medium Cakes

29 juillet 2014

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

Épisode 7 - Gravity Defying Cakes

5 août 2014

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

Épisode 8 - Sexiest Cakes Alive

12 août 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.

Épisode 9 - Wow Cakes

12 août 2014

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

Épisode 10 - Vegas Showstoppers

19 août 2014

The top three teams remain, but only two will move on to Vegas; each team must create a masterpiece revolving around each judge's specialty.