TLC’s Cake Boss Sweet on Marie Roberts’ Coney Island Sideshow Banners

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TLC’s Cake Boss Sweet on Marie Roberts’ Coney Island Sideshow Banners

December 1, 2009 by Tricia

The Freak Bar at Coney Island USA: Cake by the Cake Boss. Photo via Bruce Handy/Pablo 57’s flickr

The Freak Bar at Coney Island USA: Cake by the Cake Boss. Decorated with Sweet Replicas of Marie Roberts Sideshow Banners. Photo via Bruce Handy/Pablo 57’s flickr

Last night we were gathering info for an upcoming post about Coney Island Circus Sideshow banner painter Marie Roberts when we got some scrumptious news: A new episode of Cake Boss featuring a cake decorated with sweet little replicas of Marie’s giant-size banners premiered last night on the Learning Channel. If you missed seeing it, as we did, tune in on Wednesday, December 2 at 8 pm or 11 pm or watch the episode on the Cake Boss’s website or here. In the meantime, enjoy the photos by Bruce Handy/Pablo 57, Norman Blake and Marie Roberts. That’s Marie snapping some photos above. We recognize her bangles! Stay tuned for ATZ’s post ~~later today~~ tomorrow on Marie Roberts’ banner art.

Detail from Cake Boss Cake: Replica of Marie Roberts' Serpentina Banner. Photo © Marie Roberts

Detail from Cake Boss Cake for the Coney Island Circus Sideshow: Replica of Marie Roberts' Banner of Serpentina aka Stephanie Torres. Photo © Marie Roberts

The Cake Boss is a reality show about Buddy Vlastro of Carlo’s City Hall Bake Shop and his family. We remember when they filmed this episode on a busy summer day in Coney Island. Now we’re sorry we didn’t stop by the sideshow for a piece of cake afterwards! The episode is titled “Freaks, Fast Food and Frankie.” According to the program guide: “The bakery heavyweights are challenged to an eating contest after they create a buffet-style cake for Major League Eating. Then one of Frankie’s biggest fears is exposed while making a cake for the Coney Island Circus Sideshow.”