Sweets by Belen

Sweets by Belen is a bakery in Houston specializing in homemade South American pastries and custom cakes. Its best-known items include dulce de leche alfajores, tres leches cakes, passion fruit and guava cakes, and cheesecakes, along with chicha morada and flan. The bakery makes its pastries in house each morning, and the cakes are built around flavors like lucuma, coconut and guanabana.

The shop is on Hillcroft Avenue near the Southwest Freeway and Westpark Tollway, and it also does cake and pastry delivery to nearby areas such as Sharpstown, The Galleria and Sugar Land. Several items are listed as gluten-free, but the bakery notes they are made in a facility that also handles wheat, so people with serious allergies should ask first. Orders can be placed online or by phone.