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 Buttercream & Chopped Hazelnut filling, Nutella Buttercream frosting, topped with Blueberries, Raspberries, and Strawberries Today I opened the cupboard…and staring me down – challenging me – was a half-eaten jar...
Cactus Cake Single-Layer Chocolate base w/Chocolate Buttercream Double-Bundt Red Velvet Cactus w/Vanilla Buttercream & Pink Coconut Macaroons We celebrated a friend’s return home to Cyprus with a Going Away Taco Night Party! And I...
TEST KITCHEN Red Velvet Bundt Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting So this is completely test kitchen…meaning…results may vary according to baker’s mileage. I need a Red Velvet Bundt cake (actually, I need two) for...
Vanilla Cake, Blueberry Buttercream and Blueberry Jam filling, Vanilla Buttercream frosting, topped with Fresh Blueberries Oh mercy, the blueberries are delicious this year and I couldn’t help myself! This classic vanilla cake is the...
Reese Cups Cupcake Snickers Cupcake Almond Joy Cupcake – what a mountain of fun! Peppermint Patty Cupcake Three Musketeers Cupcake I decided to have some fun with my chocolate cupcakes today…a candy counter seems...
Lemon-Lime Cake, Lime Buttercream filling, Pineapple Buttercream frosting and Coconut This 7Up cake is a family favorite, well… usually we buy it at the store. This particular cake is a new recipe I modified...
Lemon Cupcake, Lemon Curd & a fresh Raspberry filling, Raspberry Buttercream, topped with a fresh Raspberry I couldn’t resist this scrumptious combination again. These two lovelies are just so good together! This time, I decided...
White Almond Cake, Buttercream filling, Buttercream Frosting with Marzipan Flowers This is not the cake I set out to make. It is a cake that I totally love! This is me by the Arc...
We’re headed to Paris for the conclusion of the 100th la Tour de France men’s cycling event. Today’s cupcake represents that inspiration. Cycling is one of our favorite activities and attending professional...
Chocolate Cupcake, Chocolate Buttercream, Pink Marzipan Flower During our walk this morning, I was thinking about what I wanted to bake today. And I wasn’t inspired to bake anything specific. Instead, I was...
