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Season 1

  • S01E01 Triple Crown Cake

    • August 17, 2006
    • Food Network

    21 cakes in a week? Sounds like a lot, but for Duff Goldman and his crew, it's just a normal week at Charm City Cakes. With cakes shaped like Jeeps, game consoles, fish and a special cake for the Preakness Horse Race; this is no easy task - can Duff and his crew pull it off in time?

  • S01E02 Wedding Cakes & Headaches

    • August 19, 2006
    • Food Network

    This week's projects range from large to small, including 300 individual cookie towers; then there are the plans for Duff's Dad's birthday.

  • S01E03 Hell Week

    • August 31, 2006
    • Food Network

    Duff and his team cope with Summer's most crammed week, bringing not only multiple weddings, but graduation festivities that total 27 cakes this week.

  • S01E04 Life's a Zoo

    • September 7, 2006
    • Food Network

    A benefit for the local zoo takes up time for research and problem-solving, while other staff prepare an unusual groom cake, and Duff reconnects with an old friend.

  • S01E05 Duff Goes Hollywood

    • September 14, 2006
    • Food Network

    Creating a cake for Jay Leno is the focus of this episode, and the kitchen location is pretty unbelievable. Duff also helps a restaurant celebrate a birthday, tutors some Brownies, and indulges himself while in Los Angeles.

  • S01E06 Cake Walk

    • September 21, 2006
    • Food Network

    An amusement park wedding, a museum birthday and a gallery opening all require Duff's services, and the cakes are as unusual as the settings. These cakes are for kids and kids at heart.

Season 2

  • S02E01 Chi-Town and Wedding Gowns

    • January 18, 2007
    • Food Network

    Weddings and a birthday populate the second season premiere, as a delivery requires Duff's personal services, and the standard-bearer for groom cakes is created.

  • S02E02 The Boss is Gone

    • January 24, 2007
    • Food Network

    Chaos ensues while Duff is gone, since there are 39 cakes to prepare this week, and Mary Alice must deal not only with her regular duties, but dip her finger into repairs when a broken cake comes back in. Meanwhile, Duff is having a grand old time on his version of a road trip which includes using the van as his stove.

  • S02E03 Great Scot

    • January 24, 2007
    • Food Network

    Duff employs some unusual methods to get inspiration for a Scottish wedding cake, a cake is ordered with an addition, and the team is challenged with a flower-themed cake.

  • S02E04 Four Weddings and a Rat

    • February 8, 2007
    • Food Network

    Duff and his team are faced with two weddings that each want two cakes, one for the groom and one each for three brides. All of these cakes are technically challenging, but none quite as much as the wedding cake for one of the assistant decorators – emergency surgery is required. Elsewhere, Geof gets to do a repeat of a popular groom's cake.

  • S02E05 Monkey Business

    • February 15, 2007
    • Food Network

    Replicas make up this week's work. First the team must create a ship, then a famous gorilla, and last is a DJ's groom's cake. Everything still must be transferred, of course, and potholes may ruin a christening.

  • S02E06 Tributes and Tribulations

    • March 1, 2007
    • Food Network

    Duff has a special cake to make for a charity flag football event held by the Baltimore Fire Department, a theater group wants a fairy godfather, and Duff helps his father celebrate a milestone.

  • S02E07 Flying High

    • March 8, 2007
    • Food Network

    It's a week of complicated and artistic cakes that put Geof and Duff to the test with a cake interpretation of the Dance of the Veils, a renowned ski slope and a plane.

  • S02E08 Milestones and Monuments

    • March 15, 2007
    • Food Network

    A cake for a tree lighting ceremony presided over by Duff guarantees fireworks; Geof gets to create a cake for one of his idols, a tennis star; and Duff creates a surprise for a party given by dear friends.

  • S02E09 Cake-Tastrophe

    • March 29, 2007
    • Food Network

    Duff and crew are experiencing their busiest week to date, with 40 cakes in the offing. A birthday party requires three cakes, Starbucks asks for a holiday-themed one, and just for a change they get to create a goth one as well.

  • S02E10 Shell Shocked

    • April 12, 2007
    • Food Network

    A slow week with only seven cakes turns out to be more difficult than expected when the bakery seems to be cursed. Cakes include a difficult turtle, a hamburger and the Taj Mahal.

  • S02E11 Playing Games

    • April 19, 2007
    • Food Network

    Lettered tiles and a cake of squares add up to a famous game replica for a mom.

  • S02E12 The Super Cake

    • April 26, 2007
    • Food Network

    Duff and his staff head for Miami to create the bakery's largest cake ever for the Super Bowl.

  • S02E13 Dr. Duff

    • May 17, 2007
    • Food Network

    The bakery focuses on birthdays and doctors. A radiology company asks the team to create a CT scanner, complete with patient inside. It's also a time for reflection at Charm City Cakes as the staff reflects on moments from the past with a series of flashbacks and outtakes.

Season 3

  • S03E01 Wedding Bells and Shotgun Shells

    • July 19, 2007
    • Food Network

    The Charm City Bakery staff takes a trip to a shooting range and celebrates Sherri's wedding.

  • S03E02 Tattoos and Traditions

    • July 26, 2007
    • Food Network

    The staff creates a variety of nature inspired cakes, including a duck hunt and an armadillo dressed as an EMT. Geof must play EMT, himself, when one of this week's cakes has problems after delivery. Also, Charm City visits a tattoo museum.

  • S03E03 Mary (Alice) Go Round

    • August 2, 2007
    • Food Network

    Charm City Cakes tackles a carousel cake and a hospital-themed cake.

  • S03E04 Challenge Road Trip

    • August 9, 2007
    • Food Network

    Duff, Geof and Mary Alice are tapped to serve as judges for a Food Network Challenge episode, "Extreme Cakes." They leave Anna in charge to complete the week's cakes.

  • S03E05 Rock & Roll

    • August 16, 2007
    • Food Network

    The Armed Forces Foundation Gala requests a special cake from the Charm City Bakery. The bakery also has an order for a pirate ship and a thank you gift for a very special band.

  • S03E06 Wishes Granted

    • August 23, 2007
    • Food Network

    The bakery makes some children's dreams come true, including a wedding couple whose children design their cake and a special young guest from the Make A Wish Foundation.

  • S03E07 Stadium Games and Eating Brains

    • August 30, 2007
    • Food Network

    First, the staff has to make zombies. Then, the bakery has two separate orders for stadiums–Camden Yards and Raven's Stadium. Can the staff finish these complicated structures on time and deliver them to their respective owners?

  • S03E08 Battleships and Birthdays

    • September 6, 2007
    • Food Network

    Author Tom Clancy wants a Charm City cake, so the bakery scrambles to make him the Tower of London. Also, Duff's college roommate is getting married. So, this cake is special. To complicate matters even more, the bakery has a cake bound for Philadelphia when Helena requests King Tut's sarcophagus.

  • S03E09 Charm and Charities

    • September 13, 2007
    • Food Network

    This week features three cakes that will get lots of publicity. First, it's the bakery's second Zoomerang cake. Next, HBO's The Wire gets a special cake for a party. And, a Lighthouse cake for a very special Baltimore school.

  • S03E10 Uncle Sam Wants Duff

    • September 20, 2007
    • Food Network

    A special Army birthday cake brings out some special guests. Other cakes include wine and humidors.

  • S03E11 Coach Duff

    • September 27, 2007
    • Food Network

    NBA superstar and Baltimore native, Carmelo Anthony, asks Duff to participate in his charity organization. Duff agrees and brings cake Carmelo helped decorate. Other cakes include a musician's cake and a replica of the USS Carney.

  • S03E12 Hairspray Premiere

    • October 16, 2007
    • Food Network

    The bakery is consumed with the Baltimore premiere of of Hairspray. They also recreate the tea party from Alice in Wonderland. And, Jeopardy calls on Duff to be a category.

  • S03E13 Charm City Christmas

    • December 13, 2007
    • Food Network

    Duff and company are put in a holiday mood after meeting with Radio City Music Hall about the cake for the Rockette's Christmas Spectacular that is also the 75th anniversary for the show. They also create a cake for a children's charity.

Season 4

  • S04E01 The Harry Potter Cake

    • January 24, 2008
    • Food Network

    When the bakery is asked to create a cake for the LA premiere of Harry Potter, Duff and the gang go all out to create a complete Hogwarts.

  • S04E02 Volcano Cakes and Mix Tapes

    • January 31, 2008
    • Food Network

    The bakery is extremely busy this week with a celebrity softball game, a moonbounce cake and a volcano cake.

  • S04E03 Airplanes and Arks

    • February 7, 2008
    • Food Network

    Three transportation cakes take center stage this week–Noah's Ark with a unicorn, a Delta jet, and a subway car.

  • S04E04 Mascots and Mice

    • February 14, 2008
    • Food Network

    The bakery makes the wedding cake for a couple who used a Charm City cake to get engaged in Season 2. Also, they have to make French toast with a French mouse.

  • S04E05 The Spy Who Caked Me

    • February 21, 2008
    • Food Network

    This week has a wide range of cakes. The gang has to make a birthday cake for Sir Roger Moore's 80th birthday, recreate a scene from The Exorcist, and make a girl scout cookie cake.

  • S04E06 Skaters and Speedsters

    • March 6, 2008
    • Food Network

    Four cakes dominate Charm City this week: a pro-skater's cake, a massive wedding cake, an over the top baby shower cake, and a replica of a Porsche.

  • S04E07 Celebration Week

    • March 13, 2008
    • Food Network

    The gang has to make a lot of cakes for various celebrations. Cakes this week include: a fork cake, a 21st birthday cake wit hthe theme of cocktails and coffee, and a Bicentennial Clock for St. Mary's University.

  • S04E08 Police Cars and Wine Bars

    • March 20, 2008
    • Food Network

    Charm city has a host of complicated cakes this week. First, a replica police cruiser with working lights proves difficult. But, they also have to create a magnum of wine, a basket of yarn, and a Harley Davidson.

  • S04E09 Avenue Q Cake

    • March 27, 2008
    • Food Network

    The bakery gets a backstage tour when the Broadway play Avenue Q comes to Baltimore.

  • S04E10 Duff's Birthday

    • April 3, 2008
    • Food Network

    This is a week filled with some serious birthdays, including an autograph book, a fishing boat that brings back bad memories, and Duff's birthday celebration. A scrapple battle features prominently.

  • S04E11 Skate, Rattle and Roll

    • April 24, 2008
    • Food Network

    This week, the cakes include a roller derby celebration cake, a corvette, and a manatee's whole family.

  • S04E12 Wedding Week

    • May 1, 2008
    • Food Network

    Charm City Cakes focuses on weddings with cakes that celebrate hockey, the Baltimore skyline, and a traditional four-tiered flower cake.

  • S04E13 Book of Cakes

    • May 8, 2008
    • Food Network

    A book about the bakery is in the works, so the team creates cakes that will be photographed for it.

Season 5

  • S05E01 Food Network Friends

    • June 29, 2008
    • Food Network

    The Broadway premiere of Crybaby demands a huge cake. Geof has to create a giant skyscraper for Philadelphia. And, Duff is extremely busy when he's asked to appear on several other Food Network shows (Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives and Paula's Party).

  • S05E02 World's Largest Cupcake

    • July 17, 2008
    • Food Network

    Charity takes center stage with two cakes destined for charity events–a giant cupcake and a roulette wheel. Also, Charm City designs a cake that replicates the bakery.

  • S05E03 Elephant Delivery Service

    • July 24, 2008
    • Food Network

    A book cart, a novel on the Federalist Papers and a toy tower are a few of the cakes the gang makes this week. The toy tower is extra special because Duff dresses as an elephant to deliver it.

  • S05E04 Pandamonium

    • August 7, 2008
    • Food Network

    This week's premiere cake features giant replicas of the cast and two smoke machines. A special appearance by Jack Black at the Kung Fu Panda premiere makes Duff's day.

  • S05E05 Swimming with the Sharks

    • August 14, 2008
    • Food Network

    Duff takes a cake to an aquarium where he gets up close and personal with some sharks. The bakery crew creates a dog show cake and a rubber ducky for an anniversary.

  • S05E06 Pinball Wizard

    • August 21, 2008
    • Food Network

    While Duff skates for charity, the staff creates some detailed cakes--a Fenway replica, a pinball machine, and a light up Goddess.

  • S05E07 Lord Stanley

    • August 28, 2008
    • Food Network

    Charm City gets a visit from the NHL's actual Stanley Cup as a model for a wedding cake. The gang also creates a dirt bike cake and an island-themed wedding cake.

  • S05E08 Gone to the Dogs

    • September 11, 2008
    • Food Network

    When Charm City is asked to make a cake for Milkbone, Geof's dog is used as the model. the gang also makes a Star Trek inspired cake and Dachshund in a bun.

  • S05E09 Frogs to Turkey and Everything In Between

    • September 18, 2008
    • Food Network

    Charm City creates a frog cake for the zoo. They also design a replica of the Lincoln memorial and turducken made of cake.

  • S05E10 Get Cake

    • September 25, 2008
    • Food Network

    The movie Get Smart premieres in Boston, and Geof, Mary Alice and Duff get to attend. When the three return, the bakery is making a crazy funeral cake.

  • S05E11 Tanks, Trucks and Vikings

    • October 2, 2008
    • Food Network

    A veteran wants an Army tank. The bakery staff also makes a replica of a Mack truck. And, a couple of Renaissance Fair participants are getting married and want a Viking ship as their cake.

  • S05E12 The Big Cakeowski

    • October 9, 2008
    • Food Network

    Charm City goes to the movies with cakes dedicated to The Coen Brothers' The Big Lebowski and Star Wars' Millennium Falcon.

  • S05E13 New Frontiers

    • October 16, 2008
    • Food Network

    This week's cakes (a giant moon, a peanut butter cup and a sandcastle) take a backseat as Duff and Mary Alice explore LA and consider opening a Charm City in the West.

Season 6

  • S06E01 Fire Fighters and Fire Breathers

    • January 15, 2009
    • Food Network

    The bakery is all fired up when they make a special cake for a firefighting contest and a giant fire breathing dragon.

  • S06E02 Snow Boards and Cupcakes

    • January 22, 2009
    • Food Network

    The bakery has never had good luck with cupcakes and this week is no different. Meanwhile, Duff tries his hand at a snowboarding cake.

  • S06E03 Tiki Time

    • January 29, 2009
    • Food Network

    The crew has a variety of cakes this week: a tiki wedding cake, a couch potato and a horse cake with a pattern.

  • S06E04 Food, Fashion and Galactic Bounty Hunters

    • February 5, 2009
    • Food Network

    Duff builds a whisk and shoes for charities. Plus, a Star Wars cake is a lot of fun.

  • S06E05 Macy's and the Big Apple

    • February 12, 2009
    • Food Network

    It's all about New York as Charm City helps Macy's celebrate. Also, a petting zoo needs a cowboy cake.

  • S06E06 King of Charm City

    • May 3, 2009
    • Food Network

    The TV show, King of the Hill orders a barbecue grill. The team makes a school locker for a teen. And, Du Pont Circle from D.C. is recreated in cake.

  • S06E07 Ghoul's, Ghosts and Chocolate

    • March 12, 2009
    • Food Network

    This week's cakes include a giant chocolate bar, a haunted chapel complete with zombies, and a Great Pumpkin cake.

  • S06E08 What's Up Cookie?

    • March 19, 2009
    • Food Network

    Girl scouts, office chairs and plantation houses feature prominently in this week's cakes.

  • S06E09 I Do!

    • March 26, 2009
    • Food Network

    There's a wide range events tonight, as Duff and his crew build an anesthesia machine out of cake, channel Edgar Allen Poe, and help a client who chooses Charm City and a fortune cookie cake to propose – a first for the building.

  • S06E10 The Eagle Has Landed

    • April 2, 2009
    • Food Network

    Charm City Cakes' latest assignment includes the Philadelphia Eagles' mascot who may or may not be an asset. Elsewhere, a Nikon camera cake is perfected, and everyone attends a benefit for the Make a Wish Foundation.

  • S06E11 Demolition Cakes

    • April 9, 2009
    • Food Network

    There are bridal cakes galore and a Christmas stocking cake tonight, but the biggest challenge is a cake made to look like a house mid-destruction.

  • S06E12 Bobble Head Bakery

    • April 16, 2009
    • Food Network

    Duff's team goes international with a cake based on a beloved French children's book, a birthday cake inspired by Antartica, and a tricky one that recreates a bobble head pitcher from American baseball.

  • S06E13 LOST in Hawaii

    • May 9, 2009
    • Food Network

    Duff and the Charm City Cakes team head to Hawaii when one of the actors from ABC's Lost orders an unusual cake to commemorate the show's 100th episode.

Season 7

  • S07E01 Baked Alaska

    • July 19, 2009
    • Food Network

    It's an astronomy-themed week as the team creates a planet and a famous telescope, and then get in touch with their charitable side. Meanwhile, Duff is on a road trip to Alaska where he will help celebrate the state's 50th anniversary.

  • S07E02 Three Ringed Bakery

    • July 30, 2009
    • Food Network

    Cirque du Soleil demands a high flying cake. The bakery designs a cake for dummies, and Duff serves as a judge at a culinary competition.

  • S07E03 Cakes Take Flight

    • August 6, 2009
    • Food Network

    Mary Alice parties. Katie makes an intricate surprise birthday cake. Geof and Duff spend time on the hot air balloon from the Wizard of Oz. And, the gang makes a cake for an anonymous customer.

  • S07E04 Pasta, Pizza and Pastry

    • August 13, 2009
    • Food Network

    This week is crazy at Charmed City Cakes. The week takes on an Italian theme with a Venitian gondola, gangsters, pizza and a missing pasta machine.

  • S07E05 Yankee Stadium

    • August 20, 2009
    • Food Network

    Elena creates a bass guitar for a special client. Erica feels a lot of pressure while creating her cake. And, Duff, Geof and Mary Alice travel to New York for the opening of the New Yankee Stadium.

  • S07E06 Big Red Squig

    • August 27, 2009
    • Food Network

    The Charm City gang creates a video tribute at the Contemporary; Duff and Ben come up with the craziest video game star ever

  • S07E07 Double Secret Cake Surprise

    • September 3, 2009
    • Food Network

    This week Mary Alice is a nervous wreck trying to keep everything straight without spilling the beans - a bride and groom have BOTH ordered surprise cakes for each other on the day of their rehearsal dinner. Ben and Elena work on a huge Humpty Dumpty bridal shower cake and the bakery staff muses on the consequences of National Egg Day.

  • S07E08 It's a Hard Knock Cake for Duff

    • September 10, 2009
    • Food Network

    Big cakes and even bigger events are on order this week. Duff and his new buddy Brett make a cake for a Best Buddies International gala hosted by Superstar quarterback Tom Brady. Ben engineers an evil robot cake from the BBC TV series "Dr. Who" that spins, yells and destroys. The entire bakery staff gets to settle some workplace grievances at Splatter Hill paintball field. And Duff and Mary Alice make their long-awaited stage debut with the Annie National Tour.

  • S07E09 Charm City Carnival

    • September 17, 2009
    • Food Network

    Carnival Cruise Lines is coming to Baltimore and what better way to kick off the celebration than with a cake of the cruise ship Carnival Pride from Charm City Cakes! To Duff's surprise, Katie asks to take the lead on this massive project. But she's quickly overwhelmed by all the details on the Pride and falls behind schedule - can Duff and the decorators save her from going down with the ship?? And OMG! Lauren is making a cake inspired by the totally awesome 80's. Duff, Mary Alice and the decorators get radical remembering all the tubular 80's fashion. The beat is on as Duff and Geoff create another crazy cake... A giant marimba!

  • S07E10 En Garde!

    • September 24, 2009
    • Food Network

    This week Erika is tasked with creating an extravagant, 5-cakes-in-1 anniversary cake for Philadelphia's famed Mummers Parade, only to have gravity rain on her parade as full-blown cake-meltdown strikes. Duff is asked to throw out the first pitch at an Orioles game but has to be taught how to throw a ball first. And in a bakery first, Charm City Cakes is challenged to a duel by one of their clients. Will Geof be able to defend the bakery's honor?

  • S07E11 Get Your Kicks on Cake

    • October 1, 2009
    • Food Network

    Katherine and Ben make a diner cake as they celebrate Route 66. A pacemaker cake grosses out Lauren. And, Charmed City has to deal with horrific humidity.

  • S07E12 Dizzy Doings

    • October 8, 2009
    • Food Network

    A psychic causes havoc in Charm City Cakes. An alien wedding cake commands attention. And, Duff plays with fireworks.

  • S07E13 Book of Cakes

    • October 22, 2009
    • Food Network

    This episode finds the CCC team hard at work creating cakes that will be photographed for an upcoming book about the bakery. Hilarity ensues as the decorators are given free REIN to make the cakes of their dreams!

  • S07E14 Harry Potter and the Big Apple

    • October 29, 2009
    • Food Network

    Duff is invited to design a cake for the premiere of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince". Later on, Mary Alice and Duff deliver a cake for the publication of the "Ghost Girl" novel.

  • S07E15 Merry Cakemas

    • December 3, 2009
    • Food Network

    The Charm City crew gets in a holiday spirit by dressing up as Duff! Ben and Anna are challenged by a cake in the shape of a house getting demolished. Mary Smith pipes the ultimate Christmas stocking cake and Duff gets excited to do a pair of bridal cakes: a pineapple cake and a piece of luggage.

Season 8

  • S08E01 Man Caves

    • January 14, 2010
    • Food Network

    It's a testosterone-filled bakery as the crew of "DIY Network's Man Caves" invades the bakery to outfit Duff with a new guy-themed basement. Duff, Elena and Geof road trip to the Windy City to deliver a cake and wow the lovers of the independent music scene with some Baltimore rock.

  • S08E02 Fondant and Finances

    • January 21, 2010
    • Food Network

    Duff doesn't even own a tie, yet he gets to ring the opening bell on Wall Street when he is commissioned to do a cake modelled after the New York Stock Exchange. Plus, he delivers a whisky celebration cake to the famous James Beard kitchen.

  • S08E03 Christmas in July

    • January 28, 2010
    • Food Network

    Duff helps a romantic fireman find a very memorable way to propose. Then he lets Joe tag along for a taste of big city life as he prepares a dessert buffet for a high end New York PR firm celebrating Christmas in July. And, the bakery staff become silent film comedy stars.

  • S08E04 Copper, Carbonite and Jewels

    • February 4, 2010
    • Food Network

    Elena goes all out creating a cake of Han Solo frozen in carbonite while the entire bakery staff chips in to help mould a 70-plus pound chocolate likeness of the famous Civil War statue, Moment of Mercy. Musician Jewel stops by Charm City cakes and shows off her skills with fondant.

  • S08E05 A Four Letter Word For Pastry

    • February 11, 2010
    • Food Network

    Charm City Cakes is bitten by the crossword by as they concoct a living crossword wedding cake. Duff and his decorators hob nob with celebrities as they participate in a star-studded USO gala then deliver the cake to the everyday service men and women.

  • S08E06 Oprah!

    • February 18, 2010
    • Food Network

    Charm City Cakes gets a visit [and performance] from the country rock trio The Avett Brothers. Lauren pesters Geof to oversee her work on a crazy groom's cake, a band bus. And Duff gets an impossible deadline to make a cake to take to a TV set in Chicago... and when Oprah calls, how can you refuse?

  • S08E07 Charm City Throwdown

    • February 25, 2010
    • Food Network

    Duff and his bakery staff concoct an elaborate cake to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Monday Night Football and Duff gets to deliver the cake to "Redskins' field" on game day. Then, Duff puts his chef skills on the line when he battles Michael Symon in the Iron Chef kitchen stadium.

  • S08E08 A Cake to Take the Cake

    • March 4, 2010
    • Food Network

    CCC gets its biggest cake challenge EVER when Duff and his bakery are commissioned to do a life-sized motorcycle groom's cake, complete with ignition! Plus, it's paired with a sky-high 10-tiered photo cake for the same wedding.

  • S08E09 Dog Day Afternoon

    • March 11, 2010
    • Food Network

    Haloti Ngata of the Baltimore Ravens drops by the bakery to fix up a pre-game cake for his teammates. And, the bakery staff muses about pets as cakes go to the dogs... dogs on airplanes, dogs in armchairs, and fabulous Arnie, the growling Chihuahua.

  • S08E10 The Revenge of Ivan the Terrible

    • April 8, 2010
    • Food Network

    Charm City Cakes practices its foreign language skills as the decorators take on two formidable historic figures... a Terra Cotta warrior from China and huge replica of Russia's Saint Basil's Cathedral.

  • S08E11 Holiday on Icing

    • November 27, 2010
    • Food Network

    Charm City Cakes gets in the holiday spirit by decking the halls, sipping the eggnog and hitting the gold course... literally. The bakery staff chop a tree, decorate ornaments and sneak around town playing Secret Santa. But evil Christmas elves cause some damage when Katherine's snowflake wedding cake takes a hit.

  • S08E12 Bake, Rattle and Roll

    • April 15, 2010
    • Food Network

    Duff is commissioned to do a cake for Aflac's Pediatric Cancer Center in Atlanta. Then Duff, Geof and Elena head out to NAMM where they check out the latest and greatest in the music world and create and upright, oversized guitar for the 20th anniversary of Acoustic Guitar Magazine.

  • S08E13 Clone Wars

    • April 22, 2010
    • Food Network

    Star Wars geeks unite! Duff and his team travel to California to because they've been asked to make an R2-D2 Cake at Big Rock Ranch located at Lucasfilm for the season two wrap party for The Clone Wars. Not only do they get a behind-the-scenes look at the animation process, but a certain someone drops by the party.

Season 9

  • S09E01 100 Episodes Of Cake

    • July 1, 2010
    • Food Network

    Duff and the rest are challenged with creating a roller coaster cake; the bakery staff looks back on past episodes.

  • S09E02 Miami Meltdown

    • July 8, 2010
    • Food Network

    An Egyptian pharaoh cake proves to be difficult when they forget one important ingredient and try to move it to its destination.

  • S09E03 30 Rock (And Roll)

    • July 15, 2010
    • Food Network

    Duff and his staff are invited by Tina Fey to make a cake to star in 30 Rock for their season finale.

  • S09E04 Indy, Ice and Improv

    • July 22, 2010
    • Food Network

    Tommy envisions how to make a KITT car; Duff and Geof get a last minute birthday cake order.

  • S09E05 Duff Goes to Bat

    • July 29, 2010
    • Food Network

    One of the biggest architectural challenges to date; Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria.

  • S09E06 Boston and the Pops

    • August 5, 2010
    • Food Network

    Duff delivers a cake to the Boston Symphony Orchestra in a tuxedo; runs into a Boston legend and throws out the first pitch in one of the Red Sox' season openers.

  • S09E07 Happy Birthday Jimmy John's

    • August 26, 2010
    • Food Network

    Chef Duff and the decorators hit the high seas to create a sailing cake.

  • S09E08 Full Throttle Bakery

    • September 2, 2010
    • Food Network

    The first ever rocket cake by Chef Duff; rocket lessons from the Blue Angels.

  • S09E09 Music and Mayhem

    • September 9, 2010
    • Food Network

    Mary Alice gets a tour of Geof's hometown when they deliver a cake for "Relay for Life"'; Duff takes a Grammy inspired cake to New York's famous singing public school.

  • S09E10 Grand Ole Opry

    • September 16, 2010
    • Food Network

    85th anniversary cake for the Grand Ole Opry with a real mic inside; the cake is a problem after it begins sagging and the mic stops working.

  • S09E11 Charm City... Off the Grid

    • September 23, 2010
    • Food Network

    Chef Duff heads to Franklin Grove, IL to make a 175th year anniversary cake; difficulties arise when the bakery is the size of a large closest.

  • S09E12 Slow Mules and Fast Cars

    • September 30, 2010
    • Food Network

    Duff makes a Nascar cake for one of the country's hottest racing teams at the Charlotte Speedway.

  • S09E13 UK Invasion

    • December 9, 2010
    • Food Network

    A cake for Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London by Charm City Cakes.

Season 10

  • S10E01 US Open

    • January 6, 2011
    • Food Network

    Chef Duff presents a cake at the US Open Grand Slam Tennis Tournament in Flushing Meadows; cake for 30th Anniversary of Motorweek.

  • S10E02 Betty White Takes the Cake

    • January 13, 2011
    • Food Network

    A cake balancing contest; Betty White receives a cake for her favorite animal charity.

  • S10E03 A Millionaire Moment

    • January 20, 2011
    • Food Network

    Two enormous cakes due at the same time; 1500th anniversary of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire' cake'; cake for the indie band "Pavement".

  • S10E04 Come On Down!

    • January 27, 2011
    • Food Network

    Duff is a surprise guest on "The Price is Right", creating three huge cakes for the show.

  • S10E05 A Cake in Shining Armor

    • February 3, 2011
    • Food Network

    Chef Duff makes 85 cupcakes for the 85th anniversary of the New York Rangers'; a knight cake to Medieval Times.

  • S10E06 Charm City Cakes Goes Back to the Future

    • February 10, 2011
    • Food Network

    "Back to the Future" celebrates its 25th anniversary starring Michael J. Fox, Leah Thompson and Christopher Lloyd; DeLorean time machine cake.

Additional Specials

  • SPECIAL 0x1 Tour

    • Food Network

    Duff tours his bakery.

  • SPECIAL 0x2 Working With Friends

    • Food Network

    Duff shares his thoughts about working with friends.

  • SPECIAL 0x3 Live Where You Work

    • Food Network

    Duff and company talk about working in Baltimore.

  • SPECIAL 0x4 Chefography Special

    • Food Network

    Before Ace of Cakes became an overnight sensation on the Food Network, the patriarch Duff Goldman, and his eccentric supporting staff, embarked on a unique journey to the spotlight. Chef Duff's background is a story of childhood rebellion, art, music and culinary adventures — including a raucous stint at Burger King, a wild ride at a prestigious pastry school, and a job at one of the best restaurants in the world. His diverse experiences and determination led Duff to hire his friends and open one of the most creative, successful and entertaining bakeries in the nation: Charm City Cakes.

  • SPECIAL 0x5 Duff Stuff Volume 1

    • April 15, 2019
    • Food Network

    Duff takes a look back on some of his most over-the-top creations.

  • SPECIAL 0x6 Duff Stuff Volume 2

    • April 22, 2019
    • Food Network

    Duff reflects on some of his most memorable masterpieces.