Cake on TV

Wedding cakes and cakes of all kinds are having their 15 minutes of fame in the media. Whether it’s a feisty baker, an extreme cake creator, or a challenge to see who can make the best wedding cake in 8 hours, TV stations have picked up on this current craze.

Let’s take a look at some of our favorite cake shows, shall we?

Number One:

Ace of Cakes
Food Network
Thursdays at 10:00pm EST/9:00pm Central

How can you not like watching Chef Duff, Geoff, Mary Alice, and the gang? They make some amazing cakes, but the quick wit, dry sarcasm, and unmatchable humor makes Ace of Cakes a truly entertaining show. It just looks like an an all around fun place to work. Sure it looks stressful at times, and tears are shed when the icing falls off or the fondant cracks for the 5 millionth time, but overall, the laughter cancels out the tears. Like we’ve said before, without laughter, life is just stressful!

Number Two:

Cake Boss
TLC
Mondays at 10:00pm EST/9:00pm Central

A fairly new show on TLC is picking up viewers left and right. This show follows Buddy Valastro, a fiesty New Jersey baker who’s trying to run a family business: Carlo’s Bake Shop. Pranks, arguements, and beautifully crafted cakes are sure to keep you watching. But be careful, if you even MENTION that you want an erotic cake for a bachelor or bachelorette party, Mama Valastro will come after you! She won’t allow it…not in her family business!

Number Three:

Amazing Wedding Cakes
WeTV
Sundays at 10:00pm EST/9:00pm Central

This show is a little different than the first two we mentioned. It’s solely dedicated to the creation of wedding cakes, and it follows four different bakeries from around the United States: Cake Alchemy in Pennsylvania, CakeGirls in Illinois, Christopher Garren’s Cakes in California, and Merci Beaucoup Cakes in California. I’ve noticed there were some recent changes to the show, and one of the guys that worked for a previous bakery that was featured now works for Merci Beaucoup Cakes. At Cake Alchemy, one of the owners is not on the show anymore. I wonder if she quit and went her own way. One of the latest episodes featured a spinning DJ’s table groom’s cake done by CakeGirls. It looked like the real thing! The groom had his doubts and reservations about the look of the cake, but he was thrilled when he saw the finished product: