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How to Draw a Birthday Cake: Easy, Step-by-Step Art Lesson for Kids

Below you’ll find a step by step tutorial for how to draw a birthday cake that looks good enough to eat.

A drawing of a birthday cake, made with the help of a step by step tutorial. Sop by and grab yours for free.

The great thing about learning how to draw a birthday cake, is that children can decide all the details about how they want it to look. This tutorial will help them get started with three stacked tube shapes, which is a good lesson in drawing forms, by the way, and they can finish with their own frosting and decorations. It could be a great beginning of a homemade birthday card … or poster for that matter. Birthdays are a time to think big!

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Preview of a birthday cake drawing, available as a free download.

Birthday Cake Coloring Page

Birthday cake coloring page, available as a free PDF>

Materials for a Birthday Cake Drawing


Crayons

Crayola 24 Count Box of Crayons Non-Toxic *This post contains affiliate links. If you click and take action, I will be compensated a small amount at no expense to you.


Sharpie Marker

Sharpie Permanent Markers, Fine Point, Black *


Pencils

Ticonderoga Pencils #2 HB Soft, Yellow *

Drawing Paper

Drawing Paper, White, Standard Weight, 9″ x 12″ *

Directions to Draw a Birthday Cake Step by Step

Time needed: 45 minutes

How to Draw Birthday Cake

  1. Draw a tube for the bottom layer.

  2. Add a smaller tube shape on top

  3. Erase line, add a smaller tube on top.

  4. Erase line and draw drippy frosting.

  5. Add another drippy edge of frosting.

  6. Add the last drippy edge of frosting.

  7. Draw candles on top.

  8. Add cherries or candy and a plate.

  9. Trace with a marker and color.

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