About us

About us

We started our Bakeshop as a way to share our heritage, creativity, and love for craft baking with the DFW community. What began in a tiny brewpub kitchen grew quickly - thanks to long nights, sold-out weekends, and the support of guests who believed in our pastries as much as we did. Over the years, we expanded into a full bakery, event venue, and multiple coffee shop locations while staying true to the heart of what we do. Today, we continue to grow, create, and celebrate the flavors that inspired us from the very beginning.

When you walk into a coffee shop in DFW, you're met with the smell of fresh roasted beans, a welcoming barista, and often one of our pastries at the counter. Wherever you are in the city—whether a quiet neighborhood café or a bustling shop—owners know there's simply no substitute for the work of Maricsa Trejo.

The name La Casita Bakeshop stems from Maricsa's mom, who added "-ita" to anything she found cute. As a first-generation American, Maricsa wanted to honor her Latina roots, and her heritage continues to shine through even her most French-inspired creations.

Our story began in 2017, when Maricsa and her husband, Alex Henderson, returned to Dallas after time spent in Puerto Rico, Thailand, and Portland, working in respected kitchens like BEAST and Grand Central Bakery. Consulting for a brewpub in Oak Cliff, they traded burger buns for late-night baking space, eventually buying a used sheeter off Craigslist to make the very first croissant in a creaky back kitchen. Word spread quickly, and the two found themselves mixing, laminating, baking, and delivering nonstop across the metroplex—those early nine-hour days becoming eighteen-hour marathons.

By late 2019, it was time for a true home. Maricsa signed the lease on her first brick-and-mortar in one of Richardson's oldest centers and hired her first employee. What was expected to be a small opening turned into lines wrapped around the building, sold-out cases, and the realization that they needed to grow fast.

The momentum continued even through the pandemic. With an online ordering system already in place, the team pivoted to curbside pickup and regularly filled more than 350 orders within six-hour windows. In 2021, ownership expanded to include Brianna Short, and new ideas began to take shape. The team purchased La Casita Garden in Frisco, an intimate outdoor venue, and soon after moved the bakeshop into a much larger 6,000-square-foot home just a few doors down from the original shop.

Today, La Casita Bakeshop supplies pastries to more than 175 restaurants and coffee shops while welcoming guests Wednesday through Sunday to explore a rotating menu of monthly specials and beloved staples. What started in a dim brewpub kitchen has grown into a team of more than 85 people and a space more than six times the size of the original.

Our name can also be found in downtown Rowlett, where La Casita Coffee opened in January 2023, followed by another location inside Half Price Books on Northwest Highway. More is in the works—including something tropical to make Texas summers sweeter.

Recognition has followed the growth. In 2021, the bakeshop was named D Magazine's Best Order Ahead Bakery, and Maricsa earned the StarChefs Dallas Rising Stars Pastry Chef Award. She went on to receive a James Beard nomination, become a semifinalist for Outstanding Baker, appear on Food Network's Halloween Baking Championship, and be honored as Pastry Chef of the Year by CultureMap Tastemaker Awards. As a finalist for the James Beard Award for Outstanding Bakery, the bakeshop was named one of the top five in the country.

2024 has brought even more excitement, with awards for Best Breakfast and Best Brunch in D Magazine's Best of Big D, a new James Beard nomination, and two additional locations on the horizon.

La Casita bakery continues to offer wholesale pastries and breads, catering, and multiple spaces to enjoy a coffee, pastry, or sandwich. We remain committed to creativity, community, and the joy of sharing what we make—thank you for being part of the story.