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.
Model of the Hubble Space Telescope and Jupiter created by Charm City Cakes on display at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland
Ace of Cakes highlights the frantic activity encompassing the production of a substantial number of custom edible art cakes in a short period of time. The staff consists primarily of Duff Goldman's good friends who have varying personalities. They are frequently shown working long hours to build and decorate the cakes, yet are always making jokes to offset the alleged stress of hitting each deadline. Staff members sometimes drive the cakes to their final destinations, which can require road trips of several hundred miles. Goldman has an informal approach to running Charm City Cakes. He is known for using non-traditional cooking utensils such as blowtorches, belt sanders, and power saws, and more to construct his designs.
Season one of Ace of Cakes consisted of six episodes airing in early fall 2006. The show proved to be one of the highest-rated prime time shows in Food Network's history, causing the network to order 15 episodes for season two including a 2-hour-long episode featuring the official NFL cake for Super Bowl XLI.[3] A one-hour special featured the show's first international delivery (to London, England) in an episode aired in December 2010. Season 10, planned to be the program's last (despite its popularity), premiered in January 2011 and had six episodes. The final episode featured a large-scale Delorean time machine cake created for Universal Studios' Back to the Future anniversary event in New York City.[4] Seasons 1–5 have been released on DVD.
Charm City Cakes exterior at 2936 Remington Avenue in Baltimore
Ace of Cakes was shot on location at the bakery in Baltimore, Maryland, a converted church. The show has also featured other locations where Duff, Geof and occasionally others travel to in delivery of cakes such as Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, Washington, D.C., Miami, Boston, Alaska, and Hawaii, among others. The show was edited in Los Angeles at the show's production company, Authentic Entertainment, a subsidiary of Endemol.[5]
Reception
During Season 8, Ace of Cakes launched a new promotion concept involving a deck of Las Vegas-style playing cards.[6]
On November 19, 2010, Food Network announced that the 10th season of Ace of Cakes would be its last. Season 10 began airing in January 2011, ending shortly thereafter in February.[8]
In 2019, Food Network announced that Goldman would appear in a new series, Buddy vs. Duff, where he competes against Buddy Valastro of the similar TLC series Cake Boss (both networks are now owned by Discovery Inc.).[9]
References
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^"'Back to the Future' Reunion". 26 October 2010. from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
^Littleton, Cynthia (9 August 2010). "Endemol to acquire Authentic Entertainment". from the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
^Shartin, Emily (18 October 2006). "Food Network show is icing on a young baker's 'Cakes'". The Boston Globe. from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
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^"'Cake Boss' and 'Ace of Cakes' Stars to Face Off in Food Network Series". Food & Wine. from the original on 2019-02-16. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
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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 Ace of CakesGenreRealityCreated byLauren Lexton Tom RoganWritten byHeather Mitchell Miriam Leffert Dustin RubinDirected byDaniel Hopps Brandy Menefee Jeffrey R Daniels Matthew CarrStarringDuff Goldman Geof Manthorne Mary Alice Yeskey Sherri Chambers Anna Ellison Katherine Hill Adam lGoldstein Richard Todd Karoll Katie Rose Mary Smith Ben Turner Elena Fox Lauren Friedman Erica Harrison Mark MullerCountry of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishNo of seasons10No of episodes117 list of episodes ProductionExecutive producersLauren Lexton Tom RoganProducerAuthentic EntertainmentProduction locationBaltimore MarylandCinematographyMatthew CarrEditorGrayce LacklandRunning time22 24 minutesReleaseOriginal networkFood NetworkOriginal releaseAugust 18 2006 2006 08 18 February 11 2011 2011 02 11 Contents 1 Synopsis 1 1 Episodes 2 Production 3 Reception 4 References 5 External linksSynopsis EditThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed July 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message Model of the Hubble Space Telescope and Jupiter created by Charm City Cakes on display at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt MarylandAce of Cakes highlights the frantic activity encompassing the production of a substantial number of custom edible art cakes in a short period of time The staff consists primarily of Duff Goldman s good friends who have varying personalities They are frequently shown working long hours to build and decorate the cakes yet are always making jokes to offset the alleged stress of hitting each deadline Staff members sometimes drive the cakes to their final destinations which can require road trips of several hundred miles Goldman has an informal approach to running Charm City Cakes He is known for using non traditional cooking utensils such as blowtorches belt sanders and power saws and more to construct his designs Some of the notable cakes created by Charm City Cakes include cakes for the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico in Maryland Baltimore Zoo the premiere of the 2007 film Hairspray a replica of Radio City Music Hall for The Rockettes a hatbox shaped cake for an 80 year old grandmother the Hogwarts castle for the premiere of the fifth Harry Potter film in Los Angeles an edible replica 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 and a replica of the Hubble Space Telescope for NASA 1 For the season finale of Season 5 the bakery s staff traveled to Hawaii to create a cake for the 100th episode of Lost 2 Episodes Edit Main article List of Ace of Cakes episodes Season one of Ace of Cakes consisted of six episodes airing in early fall 2006 The show proved to be one of the highest rated prime time shows in Food Network s history causing the network to order 15 episodes for season two including a 2 hour long episode featuring the official NFL cake for Super Bowl XLI 3 A one hour special featured the show s first international delivery to London England in an episode aired in December 2010 Season 10 planned to be the program s last despite its popularity premiered in January 2011 and had six episodes The final episode featured a large scale Delorean time machine cake created for Universal Studios Back to the Future anniversary event in New York City 4 Seasons 1 5 have been released on DVD SeasonEpisodesOriginally airedFirst airedLast aired16August 18 2006 2006 08 18 September 22 2006 2006 09 22 213January 19 2007 2007 01 19 May 18 2007 2007 05 18 313July 20 2007 2007 07 20 December 14 2007 2007 12 14 413January 25 2008 2008 01 25 May 9 2008 2008 05 09 513June 30 2008 2008 06 30 October 17 2008 2008 10 17 613January 16 2009 2009 01 16 May 10 2009 2009 05 10 713July 20 2009 2009 07 20 October 30 2009 2009 10 30 814January 15 2010 2010 01 15 April 30 2010 2010 04 30 914July 2 2010 2010 07 02 December 10 2010 2010 12 10 106January 7 2011 2011 01 07 February 11 2011 2011 02 11 Production Edit Charm City Cakes exterior at 2936 Remington Avenue in BaltimoreAce of Cakes was shot on location at the bakery in Baltimore Maryland a converted church The show has also featured other locations where Duff Geof and occasionally others travel to in delivery of cakes such as Los Angeles Chicago New York Washington D C Miami Boston Alaska and Hawaii among others The show was edited in Los Angeles at the show s production company Authentic Entertainment a subsidiary of Endemol 5 Reception EditDuring Season 8 Ace of Cakes launched a new promotion concept involving a deck of Las Vegas style playing cards 6 Ace of Cakes has been a very large success with fans and critics alike The show has brought Food Network some of the highest ratings it has ever received for a prime time program 3 7 Ace of Cakes is also broadcast in the United Kingdom on food network in Mexico and Latin America on FOXlife in New Zealand on the Food Channel in Australia on LifeStyle Food and in Portugal on SIC Mulher On November 19 2010 Food Network announced that the 10th season of Ace of Cakes would be its last Season 10 began airing in January 2011 ending shortly thereafter in February 8 In 2019 Food Network announced that Goldman would appear in a new series Buddy vs Duff where he competes against Buddy Valastro of the similar TLC series Cake Boss both networks are now owned by Discovery Inc 9 References Edit collectSPACE news NASA has its Hubble cake can t eat it too Archived from the original on 23 October 2017 Retrieved 10 February 2017 LOST in Hawaii Ace of Cakes Food Network Archived from the original on 2009 06 07 Retrieved 2009 05 25 a b Pittsburgh Post Gazette April 26 2007 Archived from the original on April 9 2009 Retrieved March 11 2009 Back to the Future Reunion 26 October 2010 Archived from the original on 20 August 2016 Retrieved 10 February 2017 Littleton Cynthia 9 August 2010 Endemol to acquire Authentic Entertainment Archived from the original on 7 November 2012 Retrieved 10 February 2017 Click 3X Blog Archived March 22 2010 at the Wayback Machine Shartin Emily 18 October 2006 Food Network show is icing on a young baker s Cakes The Boston Globe Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 10 February 2017 Latest News Videos amp Guest Interviews from the Today Show on NBC Archived from the original on 23 November 2010 Retrieved 10 February 2017 Cake Boss and Ace of Cakes Stars to Face Off in Food Network Series Food amp Wine Archived from the original on 2019 02 16 Retrieved 2019 02 16 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ace of Cakes Ace of Cakes at IMDb Ace of Cakes official website at Food Network Charm City Cakes official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ace of Cakes amp oldid 1169960502, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
