Cake Boss

I loved watching this show. I loved seeing all the beautiful and pretty cakes that was made. The cake design and making of the cake was fun to watch. Some of the designs they show were so creative. I highly recommend everyone watch this. It family friendly.

I made it about halfway through Season Two before I bailed. It just got to be too much. The ingredients for the 'cakes' are half hardware-store, half actual food items, and less and less time seems to be spent on their construction in favor of the scripted melodrama of the family. The constant screaming (Buddy, his mother, and sister Mary are the top offenders) was overpowering. Situations like forcing one (overweight male) baker to dress up in a grass skirt and coconut-shell bra and making him appear in the shop that way in front of customers are ridiculous and add nothing to the show. (By the way, Buddy, if I were you I'd make darn sure I didn't annoy Mauro too much; he's the brains and stability of the outfit and you better know it.) A few shows later a different guy drew the short straw and had to serve customers in drag. If they weren't family, they'd probably sue (and win).

I don't mind screaming and swearing on TV... I love 'Kitchen Nightmares'. But Gordon Ramsay is witty and has a considerable amount of intelligence to back up his tornado-like approach to food preparation... Buddy Velasco does not. In the end, I just got sick of his weekly adventure, driving a NASCAR or playing pool with celebrities or... yes... jousting. I don't like Buddy and his off-site adventures bored the heck out of me.

The first time he had water and flour dumped on an employee he was 'punishing' for something, I admit I cracked a smile. By the third time it was a facepalm... THIS again?? You keep saying you're so busy, Buddy... you really got time and money to waste throwing food? Infantile, immature man-child.

If Mauro and Frankie ever take over the bakery, call me... they both have their heads screwed on straight and I think they'd do a better job running the place.

If a bunch of sweaty grunting guys with butt cracks showed up IN THE MIDDLE of my event and took over - I'd be livid. Yes - all the drama is obviously staged but the really fake part is clients letting Buddy show up hours late so he can be center stage.

I love Cake Boss! I was amazed at seeing how beautifully they make their cakes, and I was amazed by how some of their cakes are able to have lights, fire, smoke and more. There were some really funny moments throughout some of their episodes. I also learned a lot about life through this show; up until I watched Cake Boss, I had no idea working at a bakery could be such a demanding job. And because working at a bakery can be very grueling the show definitely provoked great thoughts about God, family, reconciliation, trust, competency, humility, strength, skill, and talent. Therefore, I love Cake Boss! Have a great day and goooo Cake Boss!

Cakes, family, events, confessions, mates, boys. And cakes. A predictable circle. Not impressive but surrelly nice. For the Italian flavor. Many cakes are far to be masterpieces. But the work, the relations between people, the surprise of the audience of party are good points for a sort of sweet trip in the life and the work of a comfortable cake artist.