Cupcake Silhouette SVG

The design

This cupcake is made to be cut in one color. The frosting rises in three rounded tiers, with two curved lines marking the swirls and small sprinkle shapes cut right through it. Below, the wrapper has a scalloped top edge and long pleat lines that taper toward the base. A single candle stands on top with a teardrop flame floating just above the wick.

The details are all openings rather than extra layers, so the cupcake still looks finished when it is cut from a single sheet of vinyl, card or wood.

Pieces and weeding

There are 3 pieces: the wrapper, the frosting with its candle, and the flame. Those pieces carry 13 cut-outs between them, from the pleats and swirls to the sprinkles. Weed the small sprinkle openings first while the vinyl is flat and fresh. The three pieces are separate, so transfer tape keeps the flame and wrapper in the right place. It passes our cut checks from about 2 inches wide.

Color layer

• Green in grass green: the whole cupcake, wrapper, frosting, candle and flame

One color makes it a natural for glitter vinyl, foil iron-on or a single sheet of patterned card. To use a different shade, see changing SVG colors.

Good for

• Small gift tags and labels, since it holds its detail at 2 inches
• Mugs and tumblers, where one clean color looks best
• Stencils for a painted wood sign at a bake sale
• Card fronts layered over a contrasting panel, so the sprinkles show the color below
• Laser-cut wood shapes for party decorations

Size guide

Under 2 inches the sprinkle openings close up. Tiny stickers are easier as a printed piece with Print Then Cut.

A two-tone trick

Even though the file is one color, you can make it look layered. Cut the cupcake in a dark card, then glue a sheet of bright patterned paper behind it. The pattern peeks through the pleats, swirls and sprinkles, and the candle flame can go on separately in yellow. It takes almost no extra time and gives a card a lot more depth.

Keep it decorative

This is a picture for paper, vinyl, fabric and wood. If you use it near a bake sale table, keep it on signs, boxes and bags rather than in contact with the food.

Pairs well with

The full-color Sprinkle Cupcake is the layered cousin of this design, and the Balloon Silhouette Trio is another single-color shape for the same project.