How to Draw a Cake with a Slice Missing

When it comes to comfort food, sometimes a delicious cake is the only thing that can really hit the spot – so let’s make sure that we draw ours with a slice already missing! Let’s get started.


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Start by taking a black pen, and drawing a single, vertical line in the center of your page, around a quarter of an inch from the bottom.


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Now, add two shorter lines to the left of this.


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Now, add a line extending from the top of the original line, heading out at a 45-degree angle. Connect this to the top of the left-hand line with a slightly angled line, giving you a point to the right.


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Bring the bottom of the top left-hand line across to meet the original line, and repeat this process on the bottom line, giving you two rectangle shapes.


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Now, add a large circle all around the top, from the top left corner left-hand line, round to the top of the original line.


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Bring a vertical line down from the right-hand side of the curve, and then connect this to the bottom of the original line with a curve.


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Bring another vertical line down from the left, and once again, join this to the bottom rectangle with a curved line.


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Add a few small marks around the top and bottom of the cake…


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And then use a gray pencil to add two sets of lines, each with spikes and branches protruding.


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Fill in these areas with the gray…


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And continue to add shapes and designs all across the top of the cake.


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Add a few designs to the right-hand section…


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And then use a brown pen to add “sprinkles” to the inside.


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Take a brown pencil, and fill in the rest of the inside of the cake…


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Before using a gray pencil to shade the remaining areas.


And just like that, you have a delicious cake, just waiting for another slice to be taken… time for tea and cake anyone?

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