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.
Double-layer Lemon Cake, Lemon Swiss Meringue Buttercream, and White Chocolate covered Strawberries with Blue Sugar Sprinkles Summer is here and that means picnics, neighborhood barbecues, family weekends, and…. the 4th of July! I love...
Chocolate Brownies with Buttercream Let’s talk about brownies. This is a classic and a favorite, easy go-to dessert. Also, we could bake a batch of these in a minute and have something to carry...
– Vanilla Cake Rounds with locally produced Strawberry Rhubarb Jam Unfortunately, I’m still not tired of these vintage ads! While I’ve found emerging patterns in the cake/baking vintage ads – the images that routinely catch...
Vanilla Cupcakes with tinted Vanilla Swiss Meringue Buttercream These vintage ads still fascinate me. I’ve posted more on Instagram than I’ve blogged about – they’re just that much fun to recreate. There are so...
Double-layer Chocolate Cake with tinted Vanilla Swiss Meringue Buttercream Vintage advertisements! I love’m! and I don’t have to know why. It’s probably just the cool graphics. In the case of this particular image for...
Peach Cake with Peach Buttercream and an M&M Garnish It’s that time of year! Desserts on-the-go describe summer picnics, BBQs, family reunions, potlucks, camp out, etc. How to get your favorite cake to that...
Vanilla Bean Cupcakes, Vanilla Buttercream, and a Cherry On Top A quick shout-out to remembering those Americans, women and men, who have ever worn a uniform in the service of their country. We also...
Chocolate Sponge, Strawberries, Vanilla Sponge, and Blueberry Trifle This wasn’t the dessert I set out to make. It’s not even in the same category of desserts I was considering. But, it’s what I served after...
Bottom tier: Triple-layer Chocolate Cake with Vanilla Buttercream Filling and Roses Top tier: Triple-layer Vanilla White Cake with Vanilla Buttercream Filling and Frosting May seems like a terrific month for celebrations… weddings, graduations, birthdays,...
Chocolate Cupcakes with tinted Vanilla Buttercream and Chocolate Candy Sixlets We’re celebrating April’s Cupcakes… not quite enough to be a blog post on their own, but collectively the sum of the parts is pretty...
