Homemade mooncakes to celebrate the Mooncake Festival

This photograph was taken at Stirling Libraries - Osborne on Tuesday 7 October 2025, when library staff gathered over lunch to celebrate the Mooncake Festival, enjoying homemade mooncakes and Puer tea. 

These mooncakes were made by one of the Library Officers, Mark. In the months leading up to the festival, Mark, shared regular updates with the staff on his progress in preparing the ingredients to make authentic mooncakes, including preserving duck eggs in spicy brine and making golden syrup. Mark made black sesame, chestnut, lotus seed, and red bean mooncakes; and used a wooden mooncake mould, which he borrowed from fellow staff member, Brenda's mum, to create the floral designs on top of his cakes.