Welcome! I'm Julia, The Sugary Shrink. I am a Counselor, Wife, Mother, Educator, Recovering Alcoholic, and Baker living in Salt Lake City, Utah. Here, I share my experiences in the kitchen & the counselor's chair.
Chocolate Granola Marshmallow Squares with Oreo Buttercream and a Fresh Strawberry The cool days this week were so lovely that I was caught off-guard with today’s return of heat! Nuts. Today’s temperatures reminded me...
Pumpkin Cupcakes, Cream Cheese Frosting, and Caramel Cut-Outs It was chilly the other morning and when I closed my eyes, I imagined all the pumpkin things! It’s early, but I needed a sweater for...
Triple-tier Neapolitan Cake Triple-layer Dark Chocolate Cake with Lindt Chocolate Ganache Filling Triple-layer Vanilla Cake with Vanilla Buttercream Filling Triple-layer Strawberry Cake with Strawberry Buttercream Filling & Fresh Strawberry Garnish This is a...
Peach Walnut Cobbler with Vanilla Ice Cream This phenominal cobbler is worth the effort – not only does it have a delicate flavor of cinnamon but its texture of the peaches combined with...
Triple-layer Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese Filling and Frosting So much yum describes this Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese. The deliciousness of an amazing cream cheese frosting simply can’t be dismissed. It’s been forever...
Triple-layer Almond Cake with Almond and Orange Zest Buttercream Filling and Frosting with a Toasted Almond and Tangerine Slice Garnish We were invited to a party! If there’s a party, count me in. Our...
Lemon Bundt Cake with Lemon Glaze and Fresh Raspberry Garnish How fun is it to stretch and try new things?! This absolutely gorgeous Square Bundt Pan from Nordicware USA was a dream to work...
Triple-layer Chocolate Cake, Vanilla Buttercream Filling and Frosting, Gold Sprinkles A call came in for a cake needed at a Golden Anniversary celebration. Now, a milestone such as this requires a grand cake made...
Four-layer Chocolate Cake, Vanilla Bean Buttercream Filling, Oreo Cookie Buttercream Frosting, and a Garnish of Oreo Cookies This cake tastes as good as it sounds and if you know somebody who is over-the-top crazy...
Chocolate Cookie Marshmallow Crust with a White Chocolate Shell I love the contrast of black and white and the middle way that is grey. The contrasting crunch of the milk chocolate cookie crust and smoothness of...
