FAQ

Are all your pastries vegan?

Yes! Everything at Little Moon Bakehouse is and will always be vegan.

What is Little Moon Bakehouse?

Little Moon Bakehouse (formerly Annie’s T Cakes) is an Asian American and woman-owned vegan bakery in Oakland, California, founded in January 2021 by Annie Wang. We make nostalgic Asian pastries, including Taiwanese pineapple cakes, mooncakes, almond cookies and brownies, using sustainable ingredients.

How do I order for local pick up?

Pickup is by pre-order only. Schedule your pickup date and time at the bottom of the cart right before checkout. Pickup is available Monday through Wednesday, 1pm to 4:30pm, at 272 14th St, Oakland, CA 94612 (Downtown Oakland). You will receive a calendar invite from our order email address with the pickup instructions, time, date and address. It may land in your spam folder, so please check there.

Do you ship, and where?

Yes, we ship within the United States to all 50 states. Nationwide shipping is available for all products listed in the "Order (Shipping/Bay Pick Up)" section of our website. That also includes our Afternoon Tea at Home subscription service. Afternoon tea services are in person events and cannot be shipped.

When will my order ship?

Our last shipping day each week is Wednesday. Orders placed Saturday through Tuesday ship the same week. Orders placed Wednesday through Friday ship the following week.

How much does shipping cost?

Shipping is calculated at checkout based on your order and destination. You can read more in our shipping policy at littlemoonbakehouse.com/policies/shipping-policy.

Do you cater?

Yes! Little Moon Bakehouse is available for large orders for upcoming weddings, corporate events, family gatherings and the like. Catering orders are available for local pickup and shipping nationwide. Reach out through our contact form at littlemoonbakehouse.com/pages/events-large-orders and include the event, date and time, pastries you’d like, quantity of each pastry, and whether you need delivery, shipping or pickup.

How do I store my snacks?

Overall Storage Notes

All pastries should be stored in a dark, room-temperature, non-humid place in their original packaging or in an airtight container. Mooncakes (red bean and black sesame) keep for 2 weeks at room temperature or 3 months in the freezer. Taiwanese pineapple cakes keep for 1 month at room temperature or 3 months in the freezer. Mooncookies and brownies keep for 1 week at room temperature or 3 months in the freezer. Seasonal mooncakes keep for 1 week at room temperature or 3 months in the freezer.

Specific Care Instructions per Pastry

Mooncakes (red bean and black sesame): Store for 2 weeks at room temperature or three months in the freezer.

Taiwanese Pineapple Cakes: Store for 1 month at room temperature or three months in the freezer.

Mooncookies: Store for 1 week at room temperature or frozen for three months.

Brownies: Store for 1 week at room temperature or frozen for three months.

Seasonal Mooncakes: Store for 1 week at room temperature or 3 months in the freezer.

How do I freeze and defrost my pastries?

Place pastries on a shelf in the freezer, not the door, to avoid freezer burn from constant temperature changes. Defrost at room temperature for 4 hours in the packaging before you plan to eat them.

Do you have gluten free options?

Yes! The Taiwanese pineapple cakes, brownies and almond cookies are all gluten free. However, we are not a gluten-free facility, so our gluten-free products are not suitable for people with severe gluten intolerance.

What major allergens do you have in your products?

All of our products are vegan, so we do not use animal products including egg, dairy, seafood or meat. We are not a gluten-free facility, and we work in a shared space where we can’t guarantee against cross-contamination. Details on nuts, sesame and soy are below.

Do your products contain nuts?

Our almond cookies are the only item on our permanent menu that has nuts. They use both almonds and coconut oil. Some seasonal items, such as certain mooncake flavors, also contain nuts, so please check each product page. Otherwise, we do our best to avoid nuts, especially peanuts. We do not use peanut oil. All our products use olive oil as the main added oil, and our vegan butter does not use nut oils. When we have items with nuts, we do our best to process the nut items last and clean surfaces and equipment thoroughly afterward. Our products are not suitable for people with severe nut allergies because we can’t guarantee no cross-contamination.

Do your products contain sesame?

We frequently use black sesame in items on both our permanent menu and our rotating Afternoon Tea at Home menu. When using sesame, we try our best to process it last and clean surfaces and equipment thoroughly afterward. Our products are not suitable for people with severe sesame allergies because we can’t guarantee no cross-contamination.

Do your products contain soy?

There are no soy products in any of our permanent menu items (those available for shipping nationwide or the Afternoon Tea at Home pastries). Soy may appear in some of our in-person afternoon tea service items. The only soy we keep onsite is soy sauce and soy milk (in the fridge). We work in a shared space and cannot guarantee no cross-contamination, so our products are not suitable for people with severe soy allergies.

What is the Afternoon Tea at Home subscription?

Afternoon Tea at Home is a monthly subscription that ships nationwide. Each month we send a rotating collection of Little Moon Bakehouse pastries and a different varietal of tea from a partner tea brand. You can choose 4 pastries plus tea, 6 pastries plus tea, or a larger volume of the 6-piece pastries for either a party of two or six.

What are your Afternoon Tea events?

We host in-person afternoon tea services with Asian pastries at rotating Bay Area locations. Recent locations have included event venues and restaurants in Oakland, SF Chinatown and the SF Ferry Building. Each date is listed as a product under Afternoon Tea Service on our website, and you reserve your spot by purchasing it online.

Do you make custom mooncakes?

Yes! We can make mooncakes with custom designs. Reach out through our contact form at littlemoonbakehouse.com/pages/events-large-orders and include the design you’d like on the mooncake, quantity, date needed and size of mooncake.

How big are your mooncakes?

Full size mooncakes are 100g and mini mooncakes are 60g. Full sized mooncakes are mostly made seasonally for the Mid Autumn Festival or for custom orders.