Some cakes are simple, requiring only a smear of frosting over top. Others are more elaborate, with layers, tiers, or even those Buddy Valastro-style constructions with sugary miniatures all over it.

In October, six lucky bakers flew to Lackawanna, N.J. to meet Buddy Valastro, the Cake Boss. Part of the Sweet Ticket promotion, the six winners learned cake-decorating tips and tricks firsthand from ...

Cake Boss Buddy Valastro's net worth comes from decades of hard work. Valastro is a fourth-generation baker, but didn't think he'd ever become the creative fondant artist we know him as today: He ...