Everyone's Favorite Cookie as a croissant
Bakery Update: November 17, 2024
Today we are so excited to bring you our latest specialty croissant...the Oreo® Croissant! We added America's favorite cookie to our croissant dough, added a layer of our chocolate dough, and then filled it with an Oreo® mascarpone cream. This will be a Sundays only croissant. We know you will enjoy it as much as we enjoyed creating it.
Apple Season
Bakery Update: October 24, 2024
As the temperature drops, we all want some cozy foods to warm us up. Our newest Danish includes a mixture of four different apples from Wild's Apple Farm in Zionsville with our house-made caramel. Have it warmed up and you'll love it even more
Fresh Strawberries
Bakery Update: May 11, 2024
Our latest seasonal specialty croissant will absolutely blow your mind. Think of strawberry shortcake but elevated to an unbelievable level. Fresh strawberries, housemade mascarpone cream, and strawberry glaze on our traditional butter croissant. This one will be on Sundays only whole strawberries are in season.
Mardi Gras at the Bakery
Bakery Update: February 13, 2024
There’s a lot to celebrate this year, especially when there’s a delicious sweet bread involved. King Cake is actually a brioche bread and we’ve filled ours with cream cheese and cinnamon sugar. Stop by the bakery to grab yours.
Breakfast at the Bakery
Bakery Update: February 10, 2024
At Le Petit Gâteau, we love our customers and we’re always listening to your requests for what to add to the bakery menu. We’re happy to have our first breakfast sandwich available to you. Our buttermilk English muffin is toasted with butter and then topped with a seasoned free-range egg, Canadian bacon, and white cheddar cheese. What better way to start your day than with this delicious sandwich.
New Pastry on the Bakery Menu
Bakery Update: February 7, 2024
Are you ready for a life-changing pastry? We are! The Kouign-amann is now available (pronounced Kween uh-mon). These are made as they should be with the flakey and buttery texture of a croissant and the salty sweet combination from caramelization.
Valentine’s Day at Le Petit Gateau Bakery
Bakery update: February 5, 2024
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and Le Petit Gâteau bakery has you covered. We will have heart-shaped cakes, heart-shaped macarons, and this beautiful double heart petit gâteau. Combining raspberry, chocolate, and pistachio, we know you’ll love these unique gifts
Our namesake at the bakery
Bakery update: January 26, 2024
it seems natural that you should be able to get a petit gâteau at Le Petit Gâteau. For those who don’t know, our name means The Small Cake in French. It’s a category of desserts that combine different flavors and textures to give you a wonderful dessert experience. This is our first one you’ll find in our bakery case. A lemon and almond sponge cake, lemon cream, raspberry mousse, and raspberry gelée. Such a beautiful and delicious dessert that is also naturally gluten free.
Le Petit Gâteau Bakery in the news
Bakery Update: January 4, 2024
We are honored and humbled to be named as one of the best places in Indianapolis for pastries by Indianapolis Monthly. Pick up the latest issue to read the accurate description of Chef Chris not looking like your "sweet old granny"!
Cakes at Le Petit Gâteau Bakery and Pastry Shop
Bakery Update: January 3, 2024
Whole cakes and cakes by the slice are now available from our bakery case. You'll find our award-winning chocolate cake and lemon raspberry cake regularly by the slice. Other popular cake flavors will also be available. Visit or call the bakery to see what our cake artists have created.
French Baguettes Now on the Bakery Menu
Bakery Update: December 23, 2023
We are so excited to be offering French baguettes! This has been the number one requested item to be added to bakery menu. We tested several recipes and eventually made a small modification to one that we think makes the perfect baguette. Crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. Stop by the bakery and enjoy our new creation.