The 'Cake Boss' Predicts Third Season Will Be 'Crazier'

The third season of 'Cake Boss' is coming up.
I'm so excited.

Tell me what we can expect.
The cakes are bigger, crazier. I think it's a little simplified in a sense where I really wanted to be authentic to what happens in the bakery. I went and looked at the cakes that I have and just followed the cakes that were coming up week to week. So many many cakes. I made a cake for my wife – for her 30th birthday, which was a life-size replica of her ... that was just one of the cakes. We did a cake for National Train Day, which was 25-feet long by 10-feet wide ... Insane stuff, really pushing the envelope. I'm very proud of the cakes this season. And [you'll see] more of what's going on in my life. My lifestyle has changed. I'm busier. I'm more noticed. It's showing the growing pains and adjustments to all that. I'm opening a factory to help produce the cakes. Also, we are going to Italy with the show, so that should be fun. We're going to trace back the roots and have some fun in Italy ... I'm very confident that this season is our season to shine. The episodes are great, the storylines – everything we do is so perfect.

When you started, did you think 'Cake Boss' would become as big as it is?
I thought it would become big. I really did. I believed it was going to succeed and I believed that it was going to be good. I didn't know ... how big and how quick. It's gotten so big, so quick, it's insane. My favorite part about it is just seeing the people who watch the show -- six-year-old kids, 10-year-old kids, 18-year-old kids, grandparents. People from all walks of life gather around the TV to watch 'Cake Boss.' They come together as a family. And at the end of the day, the core message I want to send is, "Yeah, it's crazier, we're a bakery, but we're family." And to see families coming around to watch my message about family every week, as crazy as it is, I didn't think it was going to become that. But it has evolved into that. It's bigger and more of a dream come true than I could have every dreamed.

As much as people like reality stars as train wrecks, I think they like to see regular, happy people more.
Absolutely. I think a show like this has got a lot more legs and longevity. TLC is a great partner, a great network to be doing this with, because they don't want to show only bad things. Because look, we have ups and downs – you'll see it on the show – but at the end of the day, we come together as one. We're family.



Were you ever worried about how you were going to be portrayed?
I'll be honest with you, I was in the beginning. But I was very comfortable knowing it was TLC and Discovery, because they aren't the kind of channel to play around with that kind of stuff. I mean, if I was on MTV or Bravo ... Not to discredit those networks, because I think they are great networks, but they want the drama.

Do you have a favorite cake you've ever made, or are there too many to pick just one?
I would say my favorite cake is the cake I made of my wife, so far. It was such a different challenge. I didn't know I had it in me.

Did you eat this cake, too?
We did. It was pretty cool. I'm over cutting up my masterpieces. I'm over that years ago.

What kind of cake is it?
It was pound cake, because of the structure. Certain cakes have to be a certain type of cake because of the gravity [issue].

Now, I know you know how to do things that aren't baking.
I know how to cook!

What do you like to cook?
I'm more of a chef, that if you throw me in a kitchen ... I could scurry through your cabinets, I could figure something out. That's the kind of chef I am. If I had a say, I love making different types of pasta, fish, meat. I'm very diverse. I'm the type of person who goes to a restaurant and tastes a delicious meal and then I'm able to pick out the ingredients in it and go home and replicate it. That's the way my palate is built.

That's interesting because baking is so structured. You can't just throw anything in there, you have to follow a strict recipe.
Exactly. The thing is, what I try to do is put some of that baking into my cooking ... [Cooking] is like cake decorating. Baking a cake is structured. You need all the ingredients to work. Everything has to come together. But when you cake decorate, it's free form. If I want it to be pink, it can be pink. It can be blue. It can be this, it can be that. It's whatever, visually, is going to make me happy. It's art. Cooking is another form of art. This is what I like hot, or I don't like it spicy. I want it to be mild, I want it to be sweet. It's an expression of our palate.

If you could only make one type of cake for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Pastry or cake?

Cake.
I like a vanilla cake with fresh cream and fresh strawberries.

Now, who would be your dream client?
Any President. Just to say that I made a cake for the President. It would be a big honor. I believe that I will get called upon by my country to make a cake for the President.

Do you have a particular cake in mind?
I'd replicate the White House – on a nice, big scale. I'd bring it to the White House and present it to the President. Also, I'd like to make a cake for the troops overseas who are fighting. That would be very special.

What is the best part of the 'Cake Boss' experience?
The best part would be being able to use your persona for good. My dad always taught me to make an impression on people and always do the right things. And I have my whole life, honestly. 'Cake Boss' is a platform for me to do it on a global scale. To show people what I really think about family. Or to show people what I really think about the baking industry. And to show people it is worth it to go out of your way for [others]. You should. A lot of that stuff you don't always see on the show, it doesn't always make it, but we always try and do the right thing. We always try to do good things to help people because [they] deserve it. You give and you will receive. I'm a firm believer in always trying to give back and do the right thing.

What's your favorite reaction that you've gotten?
I've been noticing how my show has been helping the baking industry. Because bakers from around the country are telling me that people see 'Cake Boss' and they want cakes like [that]. I'm helping my industry, which means a lot to me.

What other shows do you watch?
I don't watch as much TV as I used to. I'm a big Yankees fan, a big Giants fan, so I always watch the Giants and the Yankees. Shows I like – I watch 'Dexter,' 'Californication,' 'The Tudors' and 'Entourage.' I watch 'American Idol,' [and] I like 'Dancing With the Stars.'

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