Van's Bakery

Start to be way too expensive, $42 for a medium Christmas bûche cake is called being greedy. One of the Christmas cakes was about one inch shorter than the others and I already suspected something was off. When I ordered for another day, as expected all the Christmas cakes were about one inch shorter than those on display.

I had an amazing memory when I first came here for my 17th-birthday. I’ll never forget the beautiful and tasty cake that my mom and I got! I’ll absolutely come here again to get the cake!

I have been a loyal customer of the Van’s Bakery chain for more than 30 years. However, the cake especially MOKA cake currently served here did not meet my expectations & did not deserve to carry this brand name. Little smell of coffee, no almonds around, no rum added. Texture of the flour was not good.

Ordered an 8 inch moka cake for pickup at 6, but then had to change it to noon, and they were able to make it happen! The cake itself was perfectly light and fluffy. Not too sweet. I think the cream to cake ratio was a bit high for me. I would have preferred more actual cake than buttercream. The Harbor Blvd. Vans bakery store definitely puts less cream Speaking of buttercream, I would recommend letting the cake sit out at room temp for a bit before slicing and eating. We ate it straight out of the fridge and the cream was a solid mass. Couldn't eat more than a few bites of it because it was so heavy. But after we let it warm up, the cream got... creamier, the moka flavor came through and it became edible. It was surprisingly salty (?) with a bit of sweetness and coffee. Melted in the mouth. Paired with the vanilla cake and whipped cream flowers, it was so good. Still very rich and felt like I had to take a nap afterward. I also tried some of their banh baos on an impulse. As delicious as the cake was, these were the highlight. I came back the next day, just to buy a few more. The bun is sweet and fluffy, and the pork filling has an awesome mixture of textures (even has a quail egg!). I love the atmosphere and location of this store. The lady helping us with the cake was super nice. It's also surrounded by many other Vietnamese stores, so it's a one stop plaza for Asian groceries and food. For future cakes, I would visit the Vans bakery on Harbor Blvd, but I am definitely coming back for those baos...

Van Bakery was the best place for weeding cake ! We had a beautiful wedding cake and professional service definitely will be referring to friends and families! Thank so much Van Bakery Westminster