Pre-order software built for Canadian home bakers
Open your menu, share one link and take payment before bake day. OurCakewalk keeps track of what sold, how much you need to make and when everyone is coming to pick it up.
Home bakery pre-order software gives bakers one place to open a weekly menu, take paid orders, control how much they sell and turn those orders into a clear plan for bake day. OurCakewalk was built specifically for Canadian home bakeries, microbakeries and food pop-ups that sell this way.
Open your storefrontWhen DMs start getting hard to manage
Instagram is a great place to find customers. It gets much harder when the orders themselves start living there.
Someone wants two boxes instead of one. Another person asks whether you got their e-transfer. You need to remember who wanted Saturday morning pickup, whether the last six cinnamon buns already sold and how many of each flavour you actually need to make.
That may be manageable for ten orders. As your drops grow, the same process takes more time and leaves more room for mistakes.
OurCakewalk gives customers somewhere to order while Instagram keeps doing what it does best: helping people discover your baking.
Sell the batch before you bake it
A pre-order drop starts with what you actually want to make.
Choose the menu for the week, set the quantity available and decide when ordering opens and closes. Your customers order from your storefront and pay at checkout.
As orders come in, inventory counts down automatically. When something sells out, it closes. If you make more available, customers on the waitlist can hear about it.
By the time ordering closes, you already know what bake day looks like.
One link takes care of the order
Your OurCakewalk storefront gives your bakery a permanent home online.
Put the link in your Instagram or TikTok bio. When a drop is open, customers can see the menu and order. Between drops, they can join your list so they hear when the next one opens.
They do not need to download an app or create an account. They choose what they want, pay by Apple Pay, Google Pay or card, and get their confirmation by email or text.
You get the order without having to move details from a DM into a spreadsheet later.
Know exactly what you need to bake
Once orders close, OurCakewalk totals everything for you.
Your prep list shows how much of each item sold. Your pack list shows what belongs in each order. Printable tickets help keep bags straight, and you can check customers off as they arrive at pickup.
There is no Sunday-night recount of messages to work out whether you sold 18 loaves or 19.
You already have the answer.
Keep customers close for the next drop
A good drop makes the next one easier.
Customers who want to hear from you can subscribe to your bakery by text. When your next drop opens, OurCakewalk sends the announcement automatically. Order confirmations and pickup reminders are handled the same way.
Your customer list belongs to you and can be downloaded whenever you want it.
That gives you a direct way to bring previous customers back without depending on whether Instagram happens to show them your next post.
Built around Canadian home bakeries
OurCakewalk was built in Canada for Canadian bakers.
Prices are in Canadian dollars, payouts go to Canadian bank accounts through Stripe, and customer texting is designed around Canadian anti-spam requirements.
Food rules are separate. What you are allowed to make and sell from a home kitchen depends on your province, municipality and the type of food you make. Our Canadian home-baking guides can help you understand where to start, then you should confirm the requirements that apply to your own business with your local authority.
Made for pre-orders rather than an always-open shop
Most home bakeries do not operate like a traditional bakery with a full case of food waiting every morning.
You might bake sourdough on Saturdays. Open cinnamon-roll orders twice a month. Run a cookie drop before Christmas. Take pre-orders ahead of a farmers market.
OurCakewalk is built around that rhythm.
Open ordering when you are ready to sell. Set a limit based on what you have time to make. Close the drop. Bake what sold. Then do it again when you are ready.
How much does OurCakewalk cost?
There is no monthly subscription or contract.
OurCakewalk charges a 5% + 55¢ service fee when you make a sale. You decide whether the customer pays the fee, you split it, or you absorb it yourself.
Stripe's card-processing fee also applies to online payments.
Frequently asked questions
What is home bakery pre-order software?
Home bakery pre-order software helps bakers collect orders before production instead of baking first and hoping everything sells. It usually combines an online menu with order management, quantity limits, payment and pickup information so the baker knows what has sold before bake day. OurCakewalk is built around scheduled pre-order drops, where a baker opens ordering for a set menu and quantity, then makes what customers actually ordered.
Can I use OurCakewalk if I already sell through Instagram?
Yes. Keep using Instagram to show your baking and announce your drops. Your OurCakewalk storefront becomes the link customers use when they are ready to order. That keeps order details, payment and pickup information out of your DMs.
Do my customers need an app?
No. Customers order through your OurCakewalk storefront in their browser. There is no customer app to download and no account they need to create.
Can I limit how many items customers can order?
You set how many of each item are available in every drop. Inventory updates as customers order, and an item stops selling once the available quantity is gone.
Does OurCakewalk take payment when someone orders?
Yes. Customers pay online when they place their order using Apple Pay, Google Pay or card. Payments are processed through Stripe and your share is paid to your connected bank account according to your Stripe payout schedule.
Can customers choose a pickup time?
Yes. You create the pickup windows available for the drop and customers choose from those options when they order.
Can OurCakewalk tell me how much to bake?
Yes. Your prep list totals the items sold across all orders, so you know the quantity of each product you need to make once ordering closes.
Does OurCakewalk make sure I am allowed to sell food from home?
Food-safety, licensing and home-kitchen rules vary across Canada. OurCakewalk handles the selling and order process, while each baker remains responsible for meeting the rules that apply where they live. Start with our guides to selling from a home kitchen in Canada, then confirm your specific requirements with your local authority.
Ready to run your next drop?
Set up your storefront, add your menu and decide how much you want to make. Opening an OurCakewalk storefront is free. You pay us when someone orders.
Open your storefront