Cake Boss - Season 8

It's all hands on deck when Buddy and the team create a pirate-themed cake and Buddy gets ready to open a new bakery in Connecticut.

Buddy navigates the task of making a birthday cake for twins who couldn't be more different and a giant sand castle cake.

Buddy attempts to craft a cake cacti for the New York Botanical Gardens; Mauro and Madeline's son Buddy gets his driving permit and they start teaching him how to drive.

Buddy recreates traditional Turkish water marbling on a cake; Mauro, Ralph, and Liz create a toy themed cake for a toy company's 40th anniversary; Mary takes steps to realize her dream of becoming a foot model.

The crew crafts a cake for a local winery; Buddy decides he's going to make his own wine; a client comes in with a request for a life-size piano cake.

Buddy makes a storybook cake for the Hans Christian Andersen Center in New York; a gymnastics team wants to throw a going-away party for a teammate with a special cake; Grace disguises herself as a customer.

A local Science Centre asks Buddy to create a cake in honour of their new ant exhibit, and Mauro makes a cake for cheerleaders celebrating spirit week.

Buddy makes a spy cake for a gaming convention in Las Vegas. Plus, Mauro's little brother and one of the Carlo's decorators are getting married.

Mauro bakes a replica Brandenburg Gate for the German Embassy's party – can he impress the VIP guest? Plus, Ralph builds a gold Buddha statue.

The guys make a beer cake for a local Oktoberfest celebration. Plus, the hospital where all four Valastro kids were born has a special cake order.

Buddy makes a life-size snowman cake for a group of pre-schoolers.

Buddy and his family go snow tubing in the Poconos Mountains, and back at the bakery Mary goes bananas with a special cake for the zoo.

It's a dumpling feast for the eyes when Buddy makes a cake for a New York food tour company. He then creates an iconic motorcycle jacket out of cake.

Buddy and the team rock a crystal cake for a gemstone gallery's 50th anniversary celebration, and his five-year-old son takes over Carlo's Bakery!

It's Halloween in Hoboken and Buddy and co brave a haunted house for a consultation, and Frankie's coffin prank on Gabby nearly scares her to death!

A mum and daughter need a traditional yet modern cake for a quinceanera party. Plus, a cake that's for the dogs - or at least the dog groomers.

Can Buddy make a life-size snowman cake for a group of pre-schoolers? It's a heart-warming reunion when Buddy's former teacher stops by the bakery.

A long-time customer's family farm wants a harvest themed cake to kick off the fall season. And Mauro gets some shocking news and must undergo surgery.

A winter wonderland-themed wedding inspires Buddy to leave his comfort zone; sugar artist Jacques Torres helps complete the icy dream cake.

At Christmas, the Valastros throw their annual party to give back to their community and Buddy creates a magical Christmas tree cake.

A martial art's studio is celebrating their graduating class, and wants a cake that represents the Brazilian tradition Capoeira; Mauro helps a boy celebrate his Bar Mitzvah with a cake that shows off his love of hockey.

Buddy heads to the Rutgers University Geology Museum where he is asked to create an Egypt-themed cake. Can the team deliver the perfect life-sized Sarcophagus cake?

Buddy heads to Meadowlands Racetrack with a cake for the infamous camel and ostrich races; the bakery receives a visit from a few families with the Make-a-Wish foundation.

Joe has big plans to surprise Grace with an ice cream cake for her 50th birthday, but extreme heat may just melt the surprise before Grace arrives; Buddy must turn a classic car into an unforgettable cake.

When a children's theater asks Buddy to make an "Alice in Wonderland" cake, he falls deep into the rabbit hole; Mauro creates a vintage baseball-themed cake for the Carlos Beltran Foundation.

The team creates a complicated helicopter cake complete with spinning rotors; Mauro's intense fear of heights is triggered, so Buddy brings in a hypnotist; Grace takes an order from a donut obsessed bride.

Buddy makes a giant hot dog cake for the famous 4th of July hot dog eating contest at Coney Island; an order for a BBQ pit master has Joe attempting a pork belly cake filling.

An Indian couple asks for an exact replica of the Taj Mahal, but the intricate design may be more than Buddy and his team can handle; Grace helps a couple of boys ask their girlfriends to prom with an over-the-top surprise cake.

One of the best football clubs in the world, F.C Internazionale Milano, made it to Hoboken! Buddy is excited and wants to welcome them with a beautiful cake.

Buddy creates a leather-and-lace look cake for an all-female motorcycle club. Plus, Madeleine gives Buddy a crash course in home economics.