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.
“Girl with the Red Hat” Bottom tier: Triple-layer Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Fudge Filling Top tier: Triple-layer Red Velvet Cake with Vanilla Buttercream Filling Hat: Sugar Cookie covered with tinted Vanilla Buttercream A couple...
Lemon Cake with Lemon Curd & Lemon Buttercream filling, iced with Lemon Buttercream and a Lemon Slice garnish. Nothing says summer like the sweetness and tartness of a lemony lemon dessert. As often as...
Triple-layer Blue and Yellow Ombre Vanilla Cake with Buttercream Roses I know! It seems like forever since I last filed a blog post…I have been traveling but that’s hardly an excuse. I have a...
Triple-layer 8″ round Chocolate Cake with a Chocolate Fudge and Vanilla Buttercream filling, Chocolate Buttercream frosting with a Vanilla Buttercream swirl and Milk Chocolate drizzle garnish “Chocolate! I haven’t baked with chocolate in...
Triple-layer Lemon Cake with a Lemon Buttercream and Lemon Curd Filling covered in a Fresh Raspberry Buttercream Frosting and a Raspberry Mascarpone with Fresh Raspberry Garnish Ok. I’m in love with...
Triple-layer Pineapple Cake with Coconut Buttercream and Pineapple Filling with Coconut Buttercream and Toasted Coconut Covering and Pineapple Flowers Garnish. This cake has 15 moving parts!…and it’s worth every step. I started with a...
Triple-layer Vanilla Cake with Vanilla Buttercream, garnished with Raspberries and Currants I’ve been baking so much lately and that’s great! I love the creative process and baking these two cakes was a terrific way...
Triple-layer Maple Walnut Cake with Maple Buttercream with a Candied Bacon & Walnut Filling, tinted Vanilla Buttercream Frosting with a Candied Bacon & Walnut Crumble This cake is reckless! And delicious. And not for...
These chocolate cupcakes were so much fun to bake and decorate. Looking at a fresh-baked cupcake or a crumb-coated layer cake … it feels like I have a blank canvas, the possibilities are endless. So this is...
Carrot Cake + CheeseCake Middle, Salted Caramel Buttercream Crumb Coat, Cream Cheese Frosting, and a Garnish of Toasted Pecans and Salted Caramel I first fell in love with the idea of this...
