Business Spotlight: Sweet Cakes 4 U

Buda, News

Staff Report, on August 3, 2022

By Amira Van Leeuwen

BUDA – What started out as a hobby is now a dream come true for Dolores Diaz.

Sweet Cakes 4 U, located in the heart of Buda, is a family-owned and women-owned cake shop that sells an assortment of cakes, cupcakes, bars and cookies.

Diaz has lived in the city of Buda for 30 years and started baking during her time working for the State of Texas in workers’ compensation.

“I would take stuff to work, and then my coworkers started asking if I could bake cakes f...

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