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.
Almond Cupcake with a Pistachio Whip Creamed Filling, Pistachio Buttercream Frosting and a Chopped Pistachio and Shaved Chocolate Topping I’m back in the kitchen!! I love being back in the Test Kitchen after...
Chocolate Layer Cake with Peanut Butter Buttercream Filling, Whipped Chocolate Ganache Frosting, and topped with Vanilla Buttercream with Red Sugar Roses Chocolate Cupcake with a ring Whipped Chocolate Ganache, Chopped Salted Peanuts, Peanut Butter Buttercream...
Classic Red Velvet Cupcake with Cream Cheese Buttercream Filling and Frosting I’ve baked and blogged more than a couple Red Velvet Cupcake experiences (some successful and some were less successful, cake wrecks, err… interesting. Check...
Chocolate Cupcakes with Whipped Chocolate Ganache Buttercream I was asked to guest lecture in our youngest daughter’s chemistry class. The topic was the effect of alcohol and drugs on the brain. This is one of...
Vanilla Cake and Toasted Pecan Coconut Caramel Filling with Vanilla Buttercream Frosting This 6″ triple-layer Vanilla Cake is a gentle twist on an old favorite – The German Chocolate Cake (which isn’t German!) – Toasted...
Chocolate Cake Layered Around a Cream Cheese Cake Middle with Whipped Chocolate Ganache and Vanilla Buttercream Swirly Curves Inspired by my Red Velvet Valentine’s Day Test Kitchen Cake, blogged here, I decided to expand this...
Triple-layer Lemon Cake filled with Lemon Cream Cheese Buttercream and Blueberry Jam Frosted with Lemon Buttercream and Fresh Blueberry Compote Something got into me this weekend and I couldn’t take my mind away from...
Triple-Layer Blue Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese filling and Vanilla Buttercream Frosting with White Chocolate Decorative Swirls Blue Velvet! It’s oh so yummy, even though it’s a test cake. First, Blue Velvet is the...
Triple Layer Red Velvet Cake and Cheesecake topped with Cream Cheese Buttercream Roses This is a Test Kitchen Cake…I have no idea what I’m doing. But let’s back up… I was out of the...
Triple-layer, 8″ round Hummingbird Cake with Vanilla Buttercream Filling and Frosting with chopped Pecans and Caramel Drizzle Finally! Back in action after taking a lovely hiatus over the holidays [read: family holiday to Rome...
