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.
Triple-layer Chocolate Cake, Vanilla Swiss Meringue Buttercream Filling, and tinted Vanilla Swiss Meringue Buttercream Frosting with a garnish of Buttercream Wildflowers I’m keeping it simple with this delightful Chocolate Layer Cake. It’s one of...
Fruit Loop Marshmallow Pops with White Chocolate Drizzle and Confetti Sprinkles It’s the season of no-bake desserts and I’ve given this little classic a fun twist! Not every common American breakfast cereal is readily...
Double-layer Chocolate Cake, Vanilla Buttercream Filling and Frosting with a garnish of Strawberries, Cookies, Raspberries, White Chocolate Kit Kat Bar, and Candy These two layers of my favorite Chocolate Layer Cake is the work-horse...
Oreo Cookie Crumb Crust, Chocolate Cheesecake, and Whipped Cream with Lindt Chocolate Shavings, Fresh Fruit, and Oreo Cookies It’s hot here. Seriously hot. And I don’t want to fire up the oven. That makes...
Triple-layer Butterscotch Cake, Vanilla Swiss Meringue Buttercream, Caramel Sauce Filling, and a garnish of Caramel Popcorn, Pecans, Chocolate & Caramel Pretzels, and Twix Candy Bars I know, I know… Butterscotch Layer Cake is usually...
Dark Chocolate Bundt Cake, Lindt Chocolate Lava, Peanut Butter Buttercream, and Peanut Butter BonBons with Chocolate Dipped Potato Chips All this chocolate and peanut butter and crunchy, salty potato chips? This cake right...
Triple-layer Hummingbird Cake with Cinnamon Swiss Meringue Buttercream and a garnish of Fresh Fruit From time to time, I just love a delicious bite of comfort cake – and a slice of this Hummingbird Layer...
Four Layer Chocolate Cake, Chocolate Swiss Meringue Buttercream Filling, and Vanilla American Buttercream Frosting garnished with Blue Marzipan Stars Nothing says the 4th of July quite like a red, white, and blue Chocolate Layer Cake!...
Blueberry & Strawberry/Rhubarb Pie I’m still celebrating Independence Day! And to do that, I’m taking a giant leap outside my comfort zone… pie. Oh, pie makes me so anxious. Crust is a science I...
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...
