Cupcake Coloring Pages
Make free printable cupcake coloring pages from 13 cupcakes we drew ourselves: a swirl cupcake with a cherry, a cupcake with sprinkles, a birthday cupcake with a candle, a strawberry cupcake, a heart cupcake, a cupcake with frosting flowers, a rainbow cupcake, a cupcake with a bow, a lemon cupcake, cupcakes on a cake stand, three cupcakes on a tray, a patterned cupcake in a leafy frame for older colorers and a big simple cupcake for little ones. Every cupcake is our own simple drawing, with no film, book, game or cartoon characters, no faces and no bakery brands or logos, so the pages suit homes, classrooms and libraries. Print one big cupcake on a page, a grid of four or six small ones, a party scene with cupcakes and a gift on a table under balloons, a fold-in-half birthday card, or a cupcake mandala with small cupcakes round the edge and a new pattern at the press of a button. Blank cupcakes to decorate prints 1, 2, 4 or 6 plain cupcake outlines with no pleats, swirls or toppings, so children can design their own; one fills a 186 mm square on US Letter. Type a child’s name for a name page, or paste a class list to get the same cupcake for everyone with each name at the top. Choose simple, medium or detailed lines, never thinner than 0.5 mm. Download one multi-page PDF for US Letter or A4, a 300 DPI PNG of every page, or an SVG. No sign-up, no watermark.
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Runs in your browser with our own code; names and words never leave your device, and nothing is saved. Every picture is our own drawing, black lines on white, with no film, book or cartoon characters, mascots, brands or logos. The cupcakes are our own simple drawings, with no film, book, game or cartoon characters, no mascots or team logos, no faces and no bakery brands or logos. The blank cupcakes have no pleats, swirls or toppings drawn, for designing your own. The designs are our own drawings: you may use them and anything you make with them, including things you sell, with no credit needed. The lettering fonts keep their own open licenses.
How to make and print cupcake coloring pages
- Choose what to make: one big picture, several small pictures, the cupcake party scene, blank cupcakes to decorate, the lettering poster, a name page, a class set, a card, a mandala, or a whole pack.
- Pick the picture, or tick the ones you want for a grid or pack.
- Choose the lines: simple for little ones, medium, or detailed for older children and adults.
- Add a title, change the poster words, type a name or paste your class list, and pick the lettering.
- Choose US Letter or A4 and download the PDF, or a PNG of every page.
- Print on plain paper at 100% (Actual size).
What you can use it for
- Birthday parties and party place cards
- A bake sale, food or kitchen topic at school
- Design your own cupcake on the blank outlines
- Class sets with each child’s name
- Toddlers: the big simple cupcake and the heart cupcake with simple lines
- Detailed cupcake mandalas and the patterned cupcake for teens and adults
The 13 cupcake pictures
| Picture | Shapes to color: simple | Medium | Detailed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swirl cupcake with a cherry | 10 | 20 | 27 |
| Cupcake with sprinkles | 12 | 25 | 33 |
| Birthday cupcake with a candle | 10 | 23 | 35 |
| Strawberry cupcake | 8 | 22 | 39 |
| Heart cupcake | 7 | 19 | 35 |
| Cupcake with frosting flowers | 28 | 39 | 63 |
| Rainbow cupcake | 10 | 16 | 27 |
| Cupcake with a bow | 14 | 26 | 36 |
| Lemon cupcake | 11 | 23 | 35 |
| Cupcakes on a cake stand | 51 | 97 | 133 |
| Three cupcakes on a tray | 44 | 68 | 107 |
| Patterned cupcake in a leafy frame | 44 | 72 | 105 |
| Big simple cupcake | 5 | 11 | 13 |
Shapes are the closed outlines the tool draws for each picture at each level, counted by the tool. Simple keeps the cupcakes, the frosting, the toppers, the big sprinkles and some wrapper pleats; Medium adds more pleats, swirl lines and sprinkles; Detailed adds the smallest sprinkles, seeds and dots.
Blank cupcakes to decorate
| Cupcakes per page | Each fits (US Letter) | Each fits (A4) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 186 mm square | 181 mm square |
| 2 | 120 mm square | 129 mm square |
| 4 | 89 mm square | 86 mm square |
| 6 | 77 mm square | 83 mm square |
Sizes are for the page with No title chosen; a title at the top makes them a little smaller. Each blank outline is a plain cupcake (wrapper and a frosting swirl in four parts) with no pleats, swirls or toppings (5 shapes), so the design is up to you.
Simple to detailed lines
| Lines | Outlines | Small details | Good for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simple | 1.8 mm | 1.4 mm | Toddlers, chunky crayons, big markers |
| Medium | 1.1 mm | 0.8 mm | Most children, colored pencils |
| Detailed | 0.75 mm | 0.5 mm | Older children and adults, fine pens and pencils |
Line widths are measured at print size. The thinnest line on any page is 0.5 mm, so every shape stays open to color.
What you can make
| Page | What prints |
|---|---|
| One big picture | One picture filling the page, with an optional title at the top and an optional frame |
| Several small pictures | Four or six pictures on one page, each in its own box |
| Cupcake party | Four cupcakes and a gift on a party table with a scalloped cloth, under balloons and confetti stars; Medium adds the swirls and sprinkles, Detailed adds the smallest lines |
| Blank cupcakes to decorate | 1, 2, 4 or 6 plain cupcakes, to decorate |
| Lettering poster | Two lines of big hollow letters to color (“Sweet” and “Treats” or your own words) above three pictures |
| Name page | Words such as “Colored by” and a name in large hollow letters, with three pictures |
| Class set | The same picture for every child, each page with one child’s name at the top (up to 40 names) |
| Fold-in-half card | Picture and title on the front, a small picture on the back: 139.7 × 215.9 mm (5.5 × 8.5 in) from US Letter, 148.5 × 210 mm (A5) from A4 |
| Cupcake mandala | A symmetric pattern with small cupcakes round the edge; every pattern number gives a new design |
| Whole pack | Your ticked pictures, one per page, plus the scene, the poster, three mandalas and a name page if you choose |
Titles you can choose: Cupcakes, Sweet Treats, Happy Birthday, Cupcake Party, Bake Sale, Sprinkles, or your own words. Lettering styles: Fredoka, Baloo 2, Sniglet, Cherry Bomb One.
Cupcake facts to read while you color
- Amelia Simmons’s American Cookery, printed in Hartford in 1796, has a recipe titled A light Cake to bake in small cups.
- That early recipe uses sugar, butter, flour, nutmeg, cinnamon and currants.
- Miss Leslie’s Seventy-Five Receipts for Pastry, Cakes and Sweetmeats (an 1832 edition) has a recipe called Cup Cake.
- Her cup cake was a spice cake of molasses, brown sugar, butter, eggs, ginger, allspice and cloves.
- She says to butter small tins, nearly fill them with the mixture and bake the cakes in a moderate oven.
- Neither recipe has frosting: the swirls, sprinkles and toppers in these pictures are up to you.
Sources: Project Gutenberg eBooks #12815 (American Cookery, 1796) and #6677 (Seventy-Five Receipts, 1832 edition); read 11 November 2026.
Coloring ideas
- Frosting: pink strawberry, white vanilla, brown chocolate or a rainbow swirl, tier by tier.
- Wrappers: color every other pleat in a second color for stripes.
- Sprinkles: use as many colors as you like, or make them all gold.
Printing tips
- Every page keeps a 12.7 mm (half inch) margin from the paper edge, on US Letter and A4.
- Plain paper is fine for crayons and pencils; use thicker paper or card for markers or paint.
- Print one page first and check it before printing a whole pack or class set.
- Choose Detailed lines only with fine pens or sharp pencils, and Simple lines with chunky crayons.
More things to make
- Turn a photo of a cupcake you baked into line art to color: Photo to Coloring Page.
- Draw your own symmetric patterns: Mandala Maker.
- A paper mask to color as a party guest: Mask Template.
- A word puzzle to go with the pages: Word Search Maker.
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More to make with cupcakes?
Line art from your own photos, mandalas to draw, masks, bookmarks and word searches: free tools that run in your browser, with no sign-up and no watermark.
See all free tools →Frequently asked questions
Are these cupcake coloring pages free?
Yes. Every page is free to make, download and print, with no sign-up and no watermark. All the cupcakes are our own drawings.
Which cupcake pictures are there?
13: swirl cupcake with a cherry, cupcake with sprinkles, birthday cupcake with a candle, strawberry cupcake, heart cupcake, cupcake with frosting flowers, rainbow cupcake, cupcake with a bow, lemon cupcake, cupcakes on a cake stand, three cupcakes on a tray, patterned cupcake in a leafy frame, big simple cupcake. On top of those there is a party scene, blank cupcakes, a mandala, a lettering poster and name pages.
Can I make a birthday card?
Yes. Choose Fold-in-half card: the birthday candle cupcake or any other picture goes on the front with a title such as Happy Birthday, and a small cupcake on the back.
How are these different from the ice cream coloring pages?
They are new drawings of cupcakes only. None of the pictures repeats a subject of our ice cream coloring pages: there is no cone, scoop, soft serve, sundae, ice pop, milkshake, ice cream cup or ice cream truck here.
When were cupcakes first written down?
An American cookbook of 1796, Amelia Simmons’s American Cookery, has a recipe for a light cake to bake in small cups. An 1832 edition of Miss Leslie’s Seventy-Five Receipts has a cup cake baked in small tins.
Can children design their own cupcake?
Yes. Choose Blank cupcakes to decorate and pick 1, 2, 4 or 6 per page. Each is a plain cupcake with no pleats, swirls or toppings. With no title, one fills a 186 mm square on US Letter; six fill 77 mm squares.
Which cupcake pages suit toddlers and preschoolers?
Choose Simple lines: big shapes with thick outlines. The big simple cupcake and the heart cupcake have the fewest shapes, as the table shows.
Can I make a page for every child in my class?
Yes. Choose Class set, pick a picture and paste the names, one per line, up to 40. Each child gets the same picture with their own name in hollow letters at the top, all in one PDF.
Are there cupcake coloring pages for adults?
Yes. Choose Cupcake mandala with Detailed lines: each pattern number gives a different symmetric design. Choose 16 repeats for the most intricate pattern.
Can I sell what I make with these pages?
Yes. The pictures are our own drawings, and the note under the tool sets out how you may use them, including for things you sell.
How do I print the coloring pages?
Download the PDF and print it on plain paper. Choose 100% or Actual size to keep the margins and sizes as drawn; Fit to page also works if your printer cuts off the edges.
Is anything uploaded?
No. Everything runs in your browser. Names and words are not sent anywhere, and nothing is saved when you close the page.