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 Layer Cake with a Coffee Cheesecake Center, Chocolate Ganache Cream Cheese Buttercream & Vanilla Cream Cheese Buttercream Frosting with a Chocolate Ganache and Chocolate Covered Locally Roasted Coffee Bean Garnish Is this cake...
Lemon Butter Cookie Crust with Strawberry Mascarpone Fluff It’s been hot hot hot around here, so I developed another little no-bake square. I’m on the fence if I prefer the sweetened condensed milk crust or...
Vanilla Cupcakes, Oreo Cookie Buttercream, and an Oreo A few weeks ago I baked a big batch of Vanilla cupcakes and decided to design them with a variety of different flavor profiles and looks. I love...
Triple-layer Butterscotch Cake, Vanilla Buttercream and Caramel Sauce Filling & Frosting, with a mountain of Twix Candy Bars This cake is looking for a party! When I baked a Butterscotch Layer Cake last week,...
Gluten-Free Cornflake Marshmallow Treats with a Lindt Dark Chocolate Shell The classic no-bake… marshmallow treats with crunchy goodness! I found a box of GF cornflakes in the market and this recipe tumbled into action....
Double-layer Light Butterscotch Cake, Cheesecake, Vanilla Buttercream, and Marzipan Mouse Ears What a fun birthday cake! A wonderful friend of ours here in Heidelberg was celebrating her birthday a few days late with a...
Oreo Crust, Orange Buttercream, and Lindt Chocolate Drizzle I know Chocolate and Orange is typically a Christmas combination and it’s delicious in summer too! Seriously, this is a light and bright dessert… invite your...
Butter Cookie Crust, Apricot Cream Cheese Filling, and a Blackberry Garnish This no-bake bite was so delightful. It hit the spot when I wanted something sweet but not too sweet; crunchy but not too...
Chocolate Cupcakes with Vanilla Buttercream and Chocolate BonBons What’s more sassy than a Chocolate Cupcake with a swirl of buttercream? I can’t hardly think of a thing! A few weeks ago, before we headed...
Vanilla Cupcakes with Vanilla Buttercream So much color! I love working with color and this vanilla cupcake event was no exception. We recently took a five-day holiday and I wanted to stay active with...
