Ace of Cakes facts for kids
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| Genre | Reality |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 10 |
| No. of episodes | 117 (list of episodes) |
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| Producer(s) | Authentic Entertainment |
| Production location(s) | Baltimore, Maryland |
| Cinematography | Matthew Carr |
| Editor(s) | Grayce Lackland |
| Running time | 22–24 minutes |
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| Original network | Food Network |
| Original release | August 18, 2006 – February 11, 2011 |
Ace of Cakes was a popular reality TV show that aired on the Food Network. The show took viewers behind the scenes of Duff Goldman's custom cake shop, Charm City Cakes. This amazing bakery was located in Baltimore, Maryland. The series showed how Duff and his team ran their small business. It also featured how they worked with different suppliers and met with customers. Viewers saw how they built incredible cakes and delivered them.
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What Was Ace of Cakes About?
Ace of Cakes showed the busy, fast-paced world of making many custom cakes. These cakes were often like edible art! The team had to create them in a short amount of time. Most of the staff were Duff Goldman's good friends. They all had different personalities.
The show often featured them working long hours. They built and decorated cakes, but they always made jokes. This helped them deal with the stress of meeting deadlines. Sometimes, staff members drove the cakes to their final destinations. These trips could be hundreds of miles long.
Duff Goldman ran Charm City Cakes in a very relaxed way. He was famous for using unusual tools for baking. These included blowtorches, belt sanders, and even power saws! He used these tools to create his unique cake designs.
Famous Cakes They Made
Charm City Cakes created many amazing cakes. Some of the most famous ones include:
- Cakes for the Preakness Stakes horse race in Maryland.
- A cake for Baltimore Zoo.
- A cake for the premiere of the 2007 movie Hairspray.
- A replica of Radio City Music Hall for The Rockettes.
- A hatbox-shaped cake for an 80-year-old grandmother.
- A Hogwarts castle cake for the premiere of the fifth Harry Potter film in Los Angeles.
- An edible copy of Wrigley Field.
- A replica of the shark ray at the Newport Aquarium.
- A cake for the Paramount Pictures premiere of the DreamWorks Animation film Kung-Fu Panda.
- A replica of the Hubble Space Telescope for NASA.
For the Season 5 finale, the bakery staff traveled to Hawaii. They made a cake for the 100th episode of Lost.
How Many Episodes Were There?
The first season of Ace of Cakes had six episodes. They aired in late 2006. The show became very popular. It was one of the highest-rated prime time shows on Food Network. Because of this, the network ordered 15 episodes for season two. This included a special two-hour episode. It featured the official NFL cake for Super Bowl XLI.
A one-hour special showed the team's first international delivery. They traveled to London, England, in an episode aired in December 2010. Season 10 was planned to be the show's last. It premiered in January 2011 and had six episodes. The very last episode featured a huge Delorean time machine cake. This cake was made for Universal Studios' Back to the Future anniversary event in New York City. Seasons 1 to 5 of the show have been released on DVD. List of Ace of Cakes episodes
Where Was the Show Made?
Ace of Cakes was filmed right at the bakery in Baltimore, Maryland. The bakery itself was a converted church! The show also featured other places. Duff, Geof, and sometimes others traveled to deliver cakes. These places included Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, Washington, D.C., Miami, Boston, Alaska, and Hawaii. The show was edited in Los Angeles. This was done at the show's production company, Authentic Entertainment.
See Also
- List of Ace of Cakes episodes
