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Custom cake order form: 8 questions to ask before you take a deposit

Questions for the customer about the order: the day they need it, how many people it serves, the flavour and filling, and how it should look, with up to three photos of designs they likeQuestions for the customer about the order: the day they need it, how many people it serves, the flavour and filling, and how it should look, with up to three photos of designs they like. They tick any allergies to keep out of it from a list of the common ones, and say whether they’ll pick it up or need it delivered.

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Preview of the Custom cake order template as a client sees it, for Harbor Light Photography, a fictional photographer, with the package “Two-tier birthday cake” and a $50 deposit.

The template as your client sees it, for Harbor Light Photography, a fictional photographer, with an example package and a $50 deposit

What your client is asked

8 questions · 5 required. Reword, reorder, add or remove any of them before you send your first link, up to 10 questions. Links you have already sent keep the questions they were created with.

  1. When do you need it?

    The day of your event. We’ll confirm the pickup or delivery time with you.

    DateRequired

  2. How many people should it serve?

    Choices: Up to 12 · 12 to 24 · 25 to 50 · 51 to 100 · Over 100

    DropdownRequired

  3. Flavour and filling

    For example: vanilla sponge, raspberry filling, vanilla buttercream.

    Short answerRequired

  4. Describe the design

    Colours, theme, tiers, and any writing on the cake, spelled exactly as you want it.

    ParagraphRequired

  5. Photos of designs you like

    Up to three. Only we see them.

    PhotosOptional

  6. Allergies to keep out of this order

    Tick everything we should leave out. Only we see your answer, and we’ll confirm what our kitchen can do.

    Tick any: No allergies · Peanuts · Tree nuts · Milk · Eggs · Wheat or gluten · Soy · Sesame · Fish or shellfish · Mustard

    CheckboxesRequired

  7. Anything else we should know about allergies or diet?

    For example: vegan, or no artificial colours.

    Short answerOptional

  8. Pickup or delivery?

    Choices: Pickup · Delivery · Not sure yet

    DropdownOptional

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