Patisseries getting income distributed or else (12)
I believe the answer is:
profiteroles
'patisseries' is the definition.
(profiterole is a type of pastry)
'income distributed or else' is the wordplay.
'income' becomes 'profit' (profit is a kind of income).
'distributed' indicates anagramming the letters.
'or'+'else'='orelse'
'orelse' with letters rearranged gives 'eroles'.
'profit'+'eroles'='PROFITEROLES'
'getting' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for profiteroles that I've seen before include "Small filled pastries" , "Eclair-like dessert" , "Eclairs as a sweet" .)