Ace of Cakes

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?

Hell week has arrived at Charm City Cakes! It's the busiest week of the summer, as Duff and his team are pushed to the limit—24 cakes in seven days. Lots of weddings over Memorial Day weekend. Duff and company have their Monday morning meeting to go over cakes for the week, assign cakes and troubleshoot potential problems. The main cakes of the week are a tequila bottle cake for some girls graduating from college, a replica of a German shepherd for a groom's cake, a four-tier deconstructed wedding cake for two men, and an elaborate four-tier wedding cake in which each tier represents a snapshot from a couple's many vacations. Another big cake for the week is a six-tier wedding cake.

Monday morning—Duff and the Charm City staff meet up to go over the cakes for the week. The cakes include a four-tier wedding cake based upon a knock-off drawing of the late artist Aubrey Beardsley, a cake shaped like a vintage hat for a woman's surprise 80th birthday, a massive wedding cake accompanied by 300 eight-layer cookies, and a surprise birthday cake for Duff's dad, who's coming into town from Florida.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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