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 Strawberry Cake with Pineapple Buttercream Filling covered in Banana Buttercream and Dark Chocolate Ganache dripping down the sides, topped by Swirls of Vanilla Buttercream, chopped Pecans, and Maraschino Cherries I’m in love with...
Vanilla Cake with Vanilla Buttercream filling, M&M candy center and decorated with Vanilla Buttercream Ruffles This cake continues to be a Test Kitchen cake. My goal is to make something that looks like a...
Vanilla Cupcake tinted Violet with White Vanilla Buttercream topped with a Violette Sugar Candy from Venice While in the Test Kitchen working on another project, I took a quick minute to bake these vanilla...
Chocolate Cake with Peanut Butter Buttercream covered with Marzipan This is the Test Kitchen. My goal was to make something that looks a bit like a circus ball that will go on top of...
Since I started baking just over a year ago, I have been on the look-out for cake stands. I seem to possess some sort of sixth-sense for finding them in some of the most...
White Vanilla Cupcake with Coconut Cream and Chopped Almond Filling frosted with Vanilla and Whipped White Chocolate Ganache Buttercream and topped with Toasted Coconut and a Raffaello Bon-Bon Whew! I really need to...
Double-Layer Hummingbird Cake Filled with Vanilla Buttercream and Frosted with tinted Buttercream Hydrangeas with Leaves Hummingbird Cake is one of my favorites! It seems I’m often looking for an excuse to bake this traditionally...
Two Layers of Chocolate Cake with a Cheese Cake Middle Layer frosted with a Vanilla Buttercream and Whipped Chocolate Ganache Ruffled Ombré We scheduled dinner out with a wonderful group of friends in Heidelberg. ...
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...
