Today is National Cake Day! How are You celebrate? If you don’t have time to try out a new cake recipe for the occasion or head to a trendy bakery to grab a piece of cake, maybe we recommend streaming a cake baking competition? The subsection of cooking/baking shows that focuses solely on cake is surprisingly rich with great cake shows, such as Cake boss, cake wars and the show inspired by an internet meme: Is it cake?
Still hungry? Here’s how to watch our best cake baking shows on National Cake Day.
Is it cake? (2022-)
Saturday Night Live star Mikey Day hosts this crazy baking competition where the judges struggle to figure out which object was baked by the contestants and which is real. You can watch three seasons of it Is it cake? on Netflix, along with the latest spin-off, Is it cake? Holiday.
Stream on Netflix
Buddy vs. Duff (2019-2021)
Two baking legends go from rolling pin to rolling pin in this heated competition. Buddy vs. Duff plays Buddy Valastro (from Cake boss fame) and Duff Goldman (from Ace of pies) as they fight to be crowned King of the Cakes. There are four seasons of it Buddy vs. Duff available to stream on Discovery+ or Max.
Stream on Max
Stream on discovery+
Cake boss (2009-2020)
Speaking of Buddy Valastro, there are 10 seasons of Cake Boss for you to enjoy. For the uninitiated, Buddy and his sister run Carlo’s Bake Shop in Jersey, and if you were thinking, “How much drama can creating edible art in the form of cakes really be?” Well, it turns out to be quite something… Stream it on Max.
Stream on Max
Pie Wars (2015–17)
Cake Wars is just that: a cake war where expert bakers compete in fun themed challenges. Jonathan Bennett (known from Mean Girls) is host. You can watch all five seasons Pie wars completely free on Tubi.
Stream for free on Tubi
Ultimate Cake Off (2009–2010)
A team of cake experts compete to create cakes with extreme specifications (extra high, extra detailed, extra tasty, etc.). Ultimate Cake Off is streaming on Discovery+, but is also available for free on Pluto.
Stream for free on Pluto
Stream on Discovery+
Bonus: The great British baking show
Although it’s not strictly about cake, The great British baking show (aka The great British bake-off) can’t be left off this list entirely because of how popular it is within the comfort baking show community. On Netflix you can watch eight seasons of the beloved British series.
Stream on Netflix
