A family bakery on Palmetto Row

Dulce Ceiba started with one oven and one recipe: Marisol's grandmother's guava pastelito.

Marisol learned to bake standing on a crate in her grandmother's bakery in Camagüey. When she and Rafael moved to Lake Worth Beach, she baked pastelitos at home for birthdays, then for the Saturday market, then for anyone who asked.

In 2016 they opened the shop on Palmetto Row and named it after the ceiba, the great shade tree every Cuban town gathers under. The ventanita opened the same week. It still opens first, at 6:30 every morning.

Who's behind the counter

  • Illustrated portrait of Marisol CeballosMarisol CeballosOwner · head baker

    Lights the ovens at 4:30 AM. The guava pastelito is her grandmother's recipe from Camagüey, unchanged.

  • Illustrated portrait of Rafael CeballosRafael CeballosOwner · café & catering

    Runs the ventanita and plans every catering order himself, down to how many little cups come with the colada.

  • Illustrated portrait of Yesenia OrtizYesenia OrtizCake designer

    Sketches your cake before she bakes it. Ask her for a drawing when you order a custom cake.

  • Illustrated portrait of Daniel PierreDaniel PierreMorning baker

    Shapes the pan cubano and the croquetas before sunrise. Speaks English, Spanish and Haitian Creole.

What you can count on

  • Baked here, every morning

    No frozen dough. Pastelitos at 6:30, bread at 7 and 11.

  • Prices on the board

    The price you see is the price you pay, plus tax.

  • We call to confirm

    Every cake and catering order gets a call before we start.

Ordering for Saturday? Tell us by Thursday.

Dozens, cakes and trays are ready when you arrive. We call to confirm every order.

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