La Petite Pastry Shoppe — Restaurant in Clinton Township

I have been purchasing cakes and cupcakes for years from La Petite and have to agree with the wedding cake disappointment review: Cakes are not decorated as nicely as they used to be. In fact there are times I look at the case and wonder who in the world did the decorations. They look so poorly done. Another experience is the so very dry cupcakes. I stopped buying cupcakes because they are so dry and now purchase the slices of cake because I do not find the cupcakes worth the calories ! I have another complaint, this is going to sound so very strange however, this is one of the few bakeries that offer cherry nut cake. What I am finding is that the cherry nut cake has absolutely no cherry nor walnut flavor. The colors are there. The texture is kind of there. The cake is moist. The flavors are just not there. It tastes like a regular yellow cake. Sometimes there is that the flavor of an ever so slightly under baked yellow cake. In fact my now gluten free (GF) partner who misses everything gluten and just loves cherry nut lived dangerously (GF for anti inflammatory purposes not celiac ). He tried my cherry nut cake as the last three times I thought my tastebuds were off. He too could not tell it was a cherry nut cake. It is almost like it could be a box mix or something? I did go against my better judgment and try a new mango cupcake. Not very good at all. I did not care for the dry whipped frosting ,the mango filling, the yellow orange chips on top and the cupcake was….. so very very dry !!! It is not inexpensive to make purchases at a bakery and quality appears to be suffering the...

This was the worst experience I’ve ever had at a bakery. On Thursday I ordered a vanilla cake for my nephews birthday. I specifically asked her if it was white/ vanilla not yellow and she said yes. When I went to pick it up Saturday the first person couldn’t find it. Someone else came from the back and asked what was written on the cake. I told her Happy Birthday Alek. A few minutes later she brought out a cake that said Happy 80th Birthday Grandma and asked if that was it. I said no and she took it back and when she came out her and the other worker were helping the other customers. While waiting I was looking at their cupcakes and the vanilla flavor looked yellow. When I asked about that she said the yellow is the vanilla. I told her about my conversation when ordering and said but you couldn’t find it anyway right and she said right. So if I wouldn’t have gotten her attention to ask about the flavor I guess they were going to let me stand there until I decided to leave. No apologies for the misinformation on the phone or for not even having the cake for his party. I don’t understand how they stay open with that little or no concern for...

I personally know the family of the shop since I was about six or seven years old and I’m 50 years old now. To say the least, my parents moved they moved, and we haven’t really stayed in touch. My oldest son is expecting his first child (girl)so we had a baby shower, and one of my best friends that I’ve known for almost 10 years (Carmen) mentioned this bakery. And I knew that they owned a bakery. And it just happened that this is the bakery she has been bragging about and told me I should order from them and I about died when I realized it was the family I grew up with and babysat for for years , I know this is a long review, and I’m not being partial because I know them I’m being honest from the heart. They made the most beautiful and delicious tasting cake. It was a huge hit at our baby shower , everybody loved it, and everybody wanted a piece to take home for their loved ones. So I just wanted to say a big huge thank you for taking your time on this cake and for making our baby shower even more special than it already was. Thank you it...