How to Draw a Unicorn Cake (Easy Step by Step)
A unicorn cake is a sweet treat with a sleepy face, a striped horn, and a row of frosting swirls. It is built from simple shapes: a can shape, a tall cone, leaf-shaped ears, and circles. It is a great first project for kids who like cute food drawings.
- Medium
- 15 minutes
- 7 steps
You need: paper, a pencil, an eraser, and crayons or markers for coloring.
Start drawingIn this article (7 sections)
How to draw a unicorn cake step by step
How to Draw a Unicorn Cake · tinyhandscreate.com
Step 1: Guide shapes
Lightly sketch this oval. It only shows where the big parts go, so press softly. You will erase it at the end.
Step 2: Cake body
Draw a tall can shape for the cake: a straight line down on the left, a curved line across the front for the top edge, and a smile-shaped curve along the bottom. Add a small curved line at the top back on the right.
Step 3: Frosting wave
On the top of the cake, near the middle, draw a short wiggly line. This is the frosting where the horn will sit.
Step 4: The horn
Start at the wiggly frosting and draw two lines that lean toward each other and meet at a point high above the cake. It looks like a tall, skinny cone.
Step 5: Two ears
Draw a pointy, leaf-shaped ear on each side of the horn, sitting on top of the cake. Make them about the same size.
Step 6: Bumpy frosting edge
On the right side of the cake, draw a bumpy line that goes down in a few round scallops. It starts near the top edge and ends in a curl near the bottom.
Step 7: Face and details
Turn each scallop into a round swirl with a small circle inside. Add a few curved stripes on the horn and a small curve inside each ear. On the front of the cake, draw two sleepy closed eyes with lashes, a tiny smile, and a few round sprinkle dots.
All done!
Erase the guide shapes, go over your lines, then color it in.
Finished your unicorn cake? Keep the pencils out and learn how to draw blueberries or how to draw a chili pepper next.
Tips for drawing a unicorn cake
- Draw the cake as a wide, short can shape. If it is too tall and thin, it will look like a tube instead of a cake.
- Make the horn a tall, skinny cone that rises from the middle of the cake top, and add the stripes last so they follow the horn's shape.
- Draw the swirls down the right side one at a time, from top to bottom, and keep them close to the same size.
Free unicorn cake coloring page
Want to go straight to coloring? Open this unicorn cake coloring page at full size and print it. It is the same drawing you just learned, with clean lines ready for crayons or markers.
How to color your unicorn cake drawing
Try pink, purple, and mint for the frosting, with a gold horn. For a twist, color each swirl on the side a different shade of the rainbow.
Unicorn cake fun fact for kids
The word unicorn comes from the Latin word unicornis, which means one horn.
Questions about drawing a unicorn cake
What shapes do I need to draw a unicorn cake?
You need a can shape for the cake, a tall cone for the horn, two leaf shapes for the ears, and circles for the frosting swirls.
How do I make my unicorn cake look cuter?
Draw the eyes as curved, closed lines with a few lashes and add a tiny smile. Sprinkle some round dots over the front of the cake too.
How do I draw the horn stripes?
Draw a few short curved lines across the horn that bend the same way, like a ribbon wrapped around it. Space them evenly so they look neat.
