Buddy Valastro's small Hoboken bakery has expanded into an empire that includes a family-run factory creating thousands of treats and savory items along with mind-blowing custom cakes. When Buddy is tasked with making a 20th-anniversary cake for the cast of the Broadway show Wicked, his team struggles to create a life-sized masterpiece in only three days. Meanwhile, when Buddy's oldest son, Buddy Jr., reveals that he might prefer to skip college and come to work for his father, Buddy puts Junior through the paces to see if he's ready for a baker's life.