Food · A drawing idea for little artists
How to Draw a Slice of Carrot Cake
Draw a carrot cake slice with parallel layers, a small carrot topping and a plate. Preview four stages of this simple food drawing.
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These 4 pictures show selected moments from the drawing. For every step in between and a guide on your canvas, get the full lesson in LittlePaper.
What you will learn
Use an angled top and repeated horizontal bands to show the thickness of a cake slice.
Shapes and proportions
Keep the layer lines nearly parallel and turn them gently as they reach the outer edge. The plate should extend beyond both sides of the slice.
A common mistake
Uneven layer gaps or lines that run outside the cake outline make the slice look broken or flat.
How to fix it
Mark the heights of the frosting bands at the left edge first. Carry them across as gentle parallel curves and stop each one at the right boundary.
This carrot cake is a slice, so its top forms an angled wedge while the front shows horizontal cake-and-frosting layers. The plate is a wide oval underneath. The drawing is a useful way to practice keeping repeated bands aligned within one outer shape.
These four pictures are selected stages, not the complete sequence. The blue guide lines show additions at the illustrated stage. Use the shape notes on paper, or open the full drawing in LittlePaper to follow the smaller steps between these pictures.
A few things to start with
Paper, pencil, cream, warm brown, orange, green and pale blue-gray crayons.
A little peek at the drawing
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Selected stages · The complete drawing sequence is in the app.
Shapes, character & color
A look at the drawing stages.
Try the shape tips below on paper. When you’re ready to draw along with each small step, continue in LittlePaper.
- 01Selected stage
The slice outline
Begin this selected stage with the tall front edge and angled top of the cake slice. Keep the bottom broad enough to hold the later layers.
The slice outline · Preview image 1 of 4 - 02Selected stage
Parallel cake and frosting bands
This later stage shows the horizontal bands wrapping across the front. Compare the gaps between them and keep each band within the outer cake edge.
Parallel cake and frosting bands · Preview image 2 of 4 - 03Selected stage
Carrot topping and plate
The finished line drawing adds a small carrot on top and a wide oval plate underneath. Center the slice over the plate and leave a visible rim at both sides.
Carrot topping and plate · Preview image 3 of 4 - 04Selected stage
Separate the layers with color
Use cream for frosting and warm brown for cake, then add an orange carrot with green leaves. Color the plate lightly so the slice remains the focus.
Separate the layers with color · Preview image 4 of 4
A little practice goes a long way
Make room for your own ideas.
Alternate light cream frosting and warm brown cake. Keep the carrot topping orange with green leaves, and use a pale blue-gray plate so it does not compete with the cake.
The next little step is yours
Like the idea?
Let’s make it together.
Open the “Carrot Cake Drawing” drawing idea in LittlePaper for the complete sequence. Follow a guide, pause when you need, and add your own colors.
Download LittlePaper from the App Store, then open the drawing idea inside the app.
Every step, at your pace.
See the full drawing sequence. Pause, replay, and take another look whenever a shape needs practice.
A guide where you draw.
Trace on the canvas, then try your own lines with a finger or Apple Pencil on a compatible iPad.
Make it yours. Keep the making.
Add crayon color, replay your creation, and give your picture a home in a digital 3D book.
