For many, February and the following spring months usher in the season of sweets for many occasions, such as Valentine's Day, weddings and graduations. Sugar Land, Missouri City and the surrounding area offer dozens of options when it comes to sweets and treats. Whether it be cupcakes, muffins, chocolates, custom-designed cakes, coffee or tea, these shops offer treats that will satisfy just about every sweet tooth. This guide is designed as a starting point for those seeking the perfect special sweet for any occasion.

Cillie's Cakes & Snacks

867 Dulles Ave., Ste. A

Stafford 281-530-1666

https://cilliescakes.com

Mon.–Sat. 10 a.m.–8 p.m., Sun. 10 a.m.–5 p.m.

Cillie's Cakes & Snacks specializes in custom cakes and other baked goods that are created for a vast array of special occasions or walk-in purchases. In addition, the bakery also offers snacks, such as green chicken chutney mini croissants and spicy beef mini rolls.

Cinnamon's Bakery

13881 Hwy. 59

Sugar Land 281-242-7655

https://cinnamonssugarland.com

Mon.-Fri. 6 a.m.–noon, Sat.–Sun. 7 a.m.–1 p.m.

Cinnamon's Bakery offers breakfast treats made on-site and from scratch. Items available include cinnamon rolls, sticky buns, sausage kolaches and muffins.

Hippo Ice

3737 Hwy. 6

Sugar Land 832-532-7562

Tue.–Thu., Sun. noon–9:30 p.m.,

Fri.–Sat. noon–10:30 p.m.

Hippo Ice sells an array of snow cream flavors, including mango, strawberry, avocado, chocolate, milk tea and green tea. Snow cream is a type of shaved ice where

a flavored puree is frozen into a block and then shaved into individual servings.

Julie's Cakes

3424 FM 1092, Ste. 230

Missouri City 281-261-8229

www.juliescakes.net

Tue.–Fri. 9 a.m.–6 p.m., Sat. 8 a.m.–3 p.m.

Julie's Cakes specializes in custom cakes for weddings, birthdays, bridal showers, baby showers and graduations. The bakery offers a wide selection of cake flavors and cake filling. Julie's Cakes also has individual items, such as cookies, brownies and cupcakes available for walk-in customers to purchase.

Maureen's Gourmet Bakery

3227 Hwy. 6

Sugar Land 281-494-4320

www.maureensbakery.com

Mon.–Sat. 7 a.m.–6 p.m.

Maureen's Gourmet Bakery offers cakes, pastries and cupcakes made from scratch using original recipes. The bakery provides custom-designed cakes baked fresh for anniversaries, weddings and birthdays. Some cake flavors include carrot, Italian cream, strawberry shortcake, German chocolate and red velvet. The bakery also offers a number of cupcake flavors, such as red velvet, mint chocolate and Oreo.

The Sweet Boutique Bakery

2270 Lone Star Drive

Sugar Land 281-302-5374

https://tsbcakes.com

Mon.–Thu. 11 a.m.–8 p.m., Fri.–Sat. 11 a.m.–9 p.m., Sun. noon–6 p.m.

The Sweet Boutique Bakery sells cakes, cupcakes, macarons, cake pops, cookies and a variety of other sweets. The bakery also specializes in creating customized cakes for weddings, birthdays, anniversaries, baby showers, bridal showers, and other special occasions.

Teacake Factory

2735 Town Center Blvd.

Sugar Land 281-565-0966

www.teacakefactory.com

Mon.–Sat. 10 a.m.–9 p.m., Sun. 11 a.m.–6 p.m.

Teacake Factory bakes and sells teacakes—a crossover of scones, cookies and muffins that originated in England—as well as cupcakes, cookies, cakes, cake pops, cake balls, pies and pastry puffs. In addition to sweets, the shop sells sandwiches and maintains a collection of looseleaf teas and coffee options. The business also offers catering services as well as the ability to host private parties, such as baby showers and bridal showers. Teacake Factory is the first and only store in the Greater Houston area that specializes in tea cakes.

Xoco-Latt

4719 Lexington Blvd.

Missouri City 832-243-6748

www.xoco-latte.com

Mon. 2–6 p.m., Tue.–Fri. 9 a.m.–6 p.m.,

Sat. 10 a.m.–5 p.m.

Xoco-Latt is an artisanal gluten-free bakery and chocolatier that offers baked goods, such as cookies, cakes, cupcakes, muffins, macarons and breads as well as a multitude of chocolate confection items. Other items offered at the bakery include pizza crusts and biscotti. All items are prepared using gluten-free certified ingredients designed to meet all gluten-free diet requirements. The business maintains a dedicated gluten-free facility that minimizes the possibility of cross contamination. Xoco-Latt sells treats individually to walk-in customers and also offers catering services for parties and weddings.

Coffee and Tea

Black Walnut Cafe

16535 Hwy. 59

Sugar Land 281-565-7800

www.blackwalnutcafe.com

Mon.–Thu., Sun. 7 a.m.–9 p.m.,

Fri.–Sat. 7 a.m.–10 p.m.

Boba Bar

609 Dulles Ave., Ste. 800

Stafford 832-999-4391

Mon.–Sun. noon– 9 p.m.

Minuti Coffee

1535 Hwy. 6

Sugar Land 281-265-3344

www.minuticoffee.com

Mon.–Thu. 6 a.m.–10 p.m., Fri. 6 a.m.–11 p.m., Sat. 7 a.m.–11 p.m., Sun. 7 a.m.–10 p.m.

Serenitea Tea Room*

13889 Hwy. 59

Sugar Land 281-491-4588

www.sereniteatearoom.com

Tue.–Fri. 11 a.m.–3 p.m., Sat. 11 a.m.–5 p.m.

*Serenitea Tea Room is scheduled to reopen in mid-February.

Tea 2 Go

11420 S. Dairy Ashford Road

Sugar Land 281-302-6366

www.tea2go.us

Mon.–Fri. 7 a.m.–8 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m.–7 p.m.,

Sun. 11 a.m.–7 p.m.

Tea Bar Organics

3699 Hwy. 6

Sugar Land 832-500-4852

www.teabarorganics.com

Mon.–Wed., Sun. 11 a.m.–midnight,

Thu.–Sat. 11 a.m.–1 a.m.

Teahouse and Coffee–Tapioca Bar

4727 Sweetwater Blvd.

Sugar Land 281-565-5856

www.teahouseandcoffee.com

Mon.–Thu. 8 a.m.–11 p.m., Fri.–Sat. 8 a.m.–midnight, Sun. 10 a.m.–11 p.m.

Community Impact Newspaper attempted to include all Sugar Land and Missouri City bakeries, coffee and tea shops. However, this compilation is not intended to be comprehensive. For consideration in future guides, email [email protected].