How to Draw a Valentine Cupcake (Easy Step by Step)
A Valentine cupcake is a sweet one to draw because it is mostly stacked rounded shapes with a heart on top. You will use a cup shape, two long rounded rectangles, a dome, a heart on a stick and a few tiny hearts. Each part is simple, and together they make a treat that looks good enough to eat.
- Easy
- 12 minutes
- 8 steps
You need: paper, a pencil, an eraser, and crayons or markers for coloring.
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How to draw a Valentine cupcake step by step
How to Draw a Valentine Cupcake · tinyhandscreate.com
Step 1: The cupcake cup
Draw a cup shape that is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom. Make two slanted side lines, then join them at the bottom with a gently curved line. Leave the top open.
Step 2: The bottom frosting
Draw a long, wide rounded rectangle, like a stretched-out sausage, across the open top of the cup. Make it a little wider than the cup so it hangs over the edges.
Step 3: The middle frosting
On top of the first layer, draw the top and sides of a slightly smaller rounded rectangle. Start and end on the top line of the layer below, so the layer below makes its bottom edge.
Step 4: The frosting dome
Draw a curved arch, like a little hill, sitting on top of the middle layer. Start and end the curve on the top edge of the layer below.
Step 5: Cup stripes
Draw straight lines from the bottom of the frosting down to the bottom of the cup. Start with the middle line, then add two more on each side so the stripes are spaced evenly.
Step 6: The heart topper
Draw a heart floating above the dome. Make two bumps at the top that meet in a point at the bottom.
Step 7: The heart stick
Draw a short straight line from the point of the heart down to the top of the frosting dome. It holds the heart up like a cupcake pick.
Step 8: Little frosting hearts
Draw a tiny heart near each end of the middle layer, then a tiny heart near each end of the bottom layer. Try to keep each pair at the same height.
All done!
Go over your lines with a marker, then color it in.
Finished your Valentine cupcake? Keep the pencils out and learn how to draw a chocolate-covered strawberry or how to draw a Valentine gnome next.
Tips for drawing a Valentine cupcake
- The heart on top can be tricky. Draw two small bumps first, then bring both sides down to meet in a point at the bottom.
- Draw the middle stripe on the cup first. Then add two stripes on each side so the spacing stays even and the lines do not get squished.
- Draw the two frosting layers as long, wide pill shapes. Make the bottom one a little wider so the cupcake looks stacked.
Free Valentine cupcake coloring page
Want to go straight to coloring? Open this Valentine cupcake 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 Valentine cupcake drawing
Try pink and red for the frosting and a soft stripe pattern for the cup, with a bright red heart on top. For a creative twist, give each tiny heart a different color.
Valentine cupcake fun fact for kids
The word "cupcake" first appeared in print in 1796, in an American cookbook called American Cookery by Amelia Simmons.
Questions about drawing a Valentine cupcake
What shapes do I need to draw a Valentine cupcake?
You need a cup shape for the bottom, two long rounded rectangles for the frosting layers, and a dome for the top. Then add a heart on a stick and four tiny hearts.
How do I make my cupcake look cuter?
Make the heart topper nice and round, and add the tiny hearts on the frosting layers. Colorful stripes on the cup make it even sweeter.
How do I draw a heart that looks even on both sides?
Start with a small dip in the middle of the top, then draw one bump on the left and one on the right. Bring both sides down to a point at the bottom, and try to make them match.
