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How to draw a cupcake

Start with the paper case and finish with more sprinkles.

Finished, it has 48 areas to color: 49th of 50 here, counting from the simplest (one of the harder ones). Close to it: t-rex and dragon.

Main colors in the original emoji: light blue, tan and yellow.

The six steps

1. The paper case.
2. The frosting swirl and the top of the case.
3. The lines of the swirl and the frilly edge.
4. The folds of the paper case.
5. Sprinkles.
6. More sprinkles.

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How to draw a cupcake: 6 steps

30 shapes over six steps, then a box to draw your own.

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How to draw a cupcake: 4 big steps

Steps of 3, 6, 9 and 12 shapes, drawn bigger.

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Cupcake to color

The finished drawing: 48 areas.

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Color and trace: cupcake

Color it, then trace the word.

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New parts are black and what is already drawn is gray; how the sheets work. Draw something else: dinosaur, dog, dog face, dragon, elephant, fire engine, fish, flying saucer, fox, ghost, giraffe, heart with ribbon.

Drawings adapted from Noto Emoji by Google, Apache License 2.0: turned into outlines, and checked so every area can be colored.