Next Great Baker

The bakers are asked to create a Mexican fiesta themed groom's cake for Mario Lopez's wedding. When personalities clash in the kitchen, enemy lines are drawn, and cakes are put in jeopardy.

The bakers must invent their own comic book superheroes and build a 3-foot-tall cake that tells their story. They can run, but they can't hide, because the meanest and greenest superhero of them all is judging this week's cake!

The bakers are asked to make a cake inspired by the classic movie and new Broadway musical, A Christmas Story. The competitors will have to fight to win the attention of guest judge Peter Billingsley.

Divided into two teams, the bakers are assigned their toughest challenge yet -- to create life-sized cakes of comedians Judy Gold and Carol Leifer.

Get the behind-the-scenes scoop from competitors about the casting process, their first day at the bakery and more. From cat fights to crying, Buddy recaps it all!

The competitors must create wedding cakes for some very particular brides. But when the brides decide to change their design plans mid-challenge, the bakers must race against the clock to finish.

The bakers are charged with making a 3-foot-tall cake that represents an Italian family dinner. Everything on the cake must be a recreation of authentic Italian food -- meatballs, spaghetti, Parmesan and more!

It's girls vs. boys as Buddy challenges both teams to create inventive theme cakes for the bakery's portfolio. But when Buddy throws a monkey wrench in the competition, both teams will bake for their lives.

Morning show host Kelly Ripa is celebrating a birthday, and her co-host Michael Strahan asks the bakers to create the perfect cake to celebrate. Teams work around the clock to make a cake that will be presented on live TV.

Buddy challenges the final four bakers to create tribute cakes for their mothers. And later, Buddy brings in a couple of surprise helpers to get the job done right.

Buddy takes the competitors to Las Vegas for one last showdown. With help from past competitors and Buddy's family, the three final bakers must bake, sell and decorate to the finish line.