The crew works on a special cake for the Windham Mountain ski resort, which resembles a ski slope with a working chair lift; later, Buddy challenges the gang on a down-slope snowboard race, where the loser gets pelted with snowballs. Paul starts work at the bakery, to the discomfort of his Next Great Baker teammate, Ashley; but Buddy reminds both that the job should not be treated as a competition. And: Lisa and the kids make a cake for Buddy's birthday.

Buddy and his bakers are called upon to make a special cake for a Rebuild Hoboken fundraising gala after Hurricane Sandy. A Japanese restaurant owner comes by for a consultation, looking to make a sushi boat cake to celebrate a special pair of customers and their family.

Buddy has a meeting with disagreeing twins about what kind of birthday cake to make for their mother. Buddy and his crew are getting their new location in Ridgewood, NJ ready by creating several varieties of birthday cakes that are available to order.