Cupcake Coloring Pages (Free Printable PDFs)

by Invite Creativity Team

Treat yourself to a delightful collection of free, printable cupcake coloring pages!

Enjoy coloring delicious cupcake illustrations, frosting swirls, sprinkles, and festive decorations. Let your creativity rise and bring these sweet treats to life with your vibrant colors!

Cupcake Coloring Page

cupcake coloring page

Cupcake Kawaii Coloring Sheet

cupcake kawaii coloring sheet

Cupcake Mandala Coloring Page

cupcake mandala coloring page

Cupcake Mandala

cupcake mandala

Cupcake Shop Drawing To Color

cupcake shop drawing to color

Cupcake Stack Coloring Sheet

cupcake stack coloring sheet

Cupcake With Sprinkles

cupcake with sprinkles

Cupcakes Coloring Sheet

cupcakes coloring sheet

Cute Cupcake Character To Color

cute cupcake character to color

Cute Kawaii Cupcake Illustration

cute kawaii cupcake illustration

Funfetti Cupcake Illustration

funfetti cupcake illustration

Heart Cupcake Coloring Page

heart cupcake coloring page

Kawaii Cupcake Coloring Page

kawaii cupcake coloring page

Intricate Cupcake Mandala Drawing To Color

intricate cupcake mandala drawing to color

Puppy Cupcake Coloring Page

puppy cupcake coloring page

Sprinkle Cupcake Coloring Page

sprinkle cupcake coloring page

Unicorn Cupcake Coloring Sheet

unicorn cupcake coloring sheet

Unicorn Cupcake

unicorn cupcake

Valentines Cupcake

valentines cupcake

Vanilla Cupcake Outline

vanilla cupcake outline

Assorted Cupcakes Drawing To Color

assorted cupcakes drawing to color

Cake Shop Illustration

cake shop illustration

Cartoon Cupcake Coloring Sheet

cartoon cupcake coloring sheet

Chocolate Cupcake To Color

chocolate cupcake to color

Cupcake Bakery Coloring Page

cupcake bakery coloring page

Cupcake Cartoon Style

cupcake cartoon style

Cupcake Topped With Sprinkles To Color

cupcake topped with sprinkles to color

Colors to Use for Cupcake Coloring Pages

Pinks, blues, yellows and greens for cupcake bases. White for frostings. Browns for chocolate varieties. Vibrant colors like purples and oranges for decorative sprinkles and accents.

Don’t resign your cupcake canvas to a bland, vanilla vision! Make those sweet centerpieces burst with sugary splendor by swirling in kaleidoscopic color blends or adding shimmering pearl dust accents.

How to Color a Cupcake

A. Illustrating Specific Elements: For sprinkles or candy toppings, use bright primary colors like red, yellow and blue. Add white highlights to depict a sugary shine.

B. Highlighting and Shadows: On a frosted cupcake, use an off-white base coat. Add yellow highlights on raised swirl areas and shade underneath with gray undertones.

Invite Creativity Challenge: Cupcake Critter Pals

Bring your cupcake characters to life by giving them adorable animal personas with colorful, creative details like candy eyes, pretzel antennae or strawberry noses!

For instance, create a puppy cupcake with a swirl frosting snout, candy confections for paws, and licorice accents for a leash. This whimsical theme encourages imaginary world-building while practicing fine illustrative skills.

3 DIY Cupcake Crafts

Get ready for deliciously sweet cupcake fun with these crafty ideas!

Cupcake Liner Lanterns

You’ll Need:

  • Cupcake coloring pages
  • Paper cupcake liners/cases
  • Battery-operated tea lights
  • Scissors
  • Glue or tape

Instructions:

  1. Color cupcake designs on coloring pages.
  2. Cut out colored cupcake shapes.
  3. Glue or tape colored shapes onto paper liners/cases.
  4. Place a tea light inside each decorated liner.
  5. Display your cupcake lanterns to light up the room!

Pom Pom Cupcakes

You’ll Need:

  • Cupcake coloring pages
  • Yarn or wool roving in cupcake colors
  • Cardboard rounds or circles
  • Scissors
  • Glue

Instructions:

  1. Color cupcake designs on coloring pages.
  2. Cut out colored cupcake shapes.
  3. Wrap yarn/roving tightly around cardboard to make pom poms.
  4. Trim pom pom loops and remove cardboard.
  5. Stack and glue pom poms together based on cupcake colors/layers.

Cupcake Case Stamps

You’ll Need:

  • Cupcake coloring pages
  • Paper cupcake liners/cases
  • Acrylic paints in cupcake colors
  • Paper plates or palettes
  • Paper or canvas

Instructions:

  1. Color cupcake designs on coloring pages.
  2. Cut out colored cupcake shapes.
  3. Pour paints onto plates/palettes.
  4. Press cupcake liners into paints to coat bottoms.
  5. Stamp painted liners onto paper/canvas using cupcake cut-outs as guides.