How to draw a simple pencil drawing of a mooncake is as follows:

1. Draw the outline of the mooncake: use a pencil to gently draw a circle on the paper, which will be the shape of the mooncake. In the center of the mooncake, draw the shape of the filling. Common fillings include lotus seed paste, red bean, five kernel, etc. You can choose according to your preference. The shape of the drawn filling can be a small circle or other interesting patterns.

2. Drawing patterns of mooncakes: mooncakes usually have some decorative patterns on the surface, such as patterns, words or flowers. You can draw some simple patterns on the surface of the mooncake to add visual effect. If you wish, you can use colored pens, crayons or colored pencils to color the mooncakes. The crust of the mooncake is usually orange or golden yellow, while the filling can be a different color.

3. Add Shadows and Details: If you want the mooncake to look more three-dimensional, you can use pencils or colored pens to add some shadows and details to highlight the shapes and textures of the mooncake. Finally, you can add some scribbles around the picture, such as blessings or holiday decorations, to make your sketch more festive.

Types of mooncakes

1. Lotus seed paste mooncake and red bean mooncake: this is one of the most classic mooncakes, with an inner filling made of lotus seed or lotus paste, usually with egg yolks to form a lotus seed paste and egg yolk mooncake, which has a strong sweet flavor. The filling is made from red bean paste with varying degrees of sweetness and is another very popular flavor.

2. Five-kernel mooncake and iced mooncake: the filling contains five types of nuts and dried fruits, usually including walnuts, almonds, hazelnuts, lotus seeds and melon seeds. This type of mooncake is slightly salty in flavor. Iced mooncakes have a soft, mochi-like outer crust and are usually filled with frozen ingredients such as puree, chocolate, and cream, and need to be kept refrigerated.

3, egg yolk moon cakes and meat moon cakes:? These mooncakes contain salted egg yolk inside, which combines with the sweet filling to create a unique savory and sweet taste. The fillings are usually made of salted meat, salted egg yolk, five-spice beef and other meats with a savory flavor, commonly found in Guangdong.