• Air date: 18 Jan '07 13 episodes
      Ace of Cakes is an American reality television show that aired on the Food Network. The show focused on the daily operations of Duff Goldman's custom cake shop, Charm City Cakes, in Baltimore, Maryland; including small-business ownership, working with various vendors, tasting with customers, constructing cakes, and delivering his products.
  • List of Episodes (13)
    • 1. Chi-Town and Wedding Gowns

      18 Jan '07
      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.
    • 2. The Boss Is Gone

      24 Jan '07
      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.
    • 3. Great Scot

      24 Jan '07
      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.
    • 4. Four Weddings and a Rat

      08 Feb '07
      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.
    • 5. Monkey Business

      15 Feb '07
      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.
    • 6. Tributes and Tribulations

      01 Mar '07
      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.
    • 7. Flying High

      08 Mar '07
      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.
    • 8. Milestones and Monuments

      15 Mar '07
      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.
    • 9. Cake-Tastrophe

      29 Mar '07
      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.
    • 10. Shell Shocked

      12 Apr '07
      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.
    • 11. Dr. Duff

      17 May '07
      Lettered tiles and a cake of squares add up to a famous game replica for a mom.
    • 12. Playing Games

      19 Apr '07
      Duff and his staff head for Miami to create the bakery's largest cake ever for the Super Bowl.
    • 13. The Super Cake

      26 Apr '07
      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.