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.
Four-layer Walnut Cake with Berry Jam Filling, Blueberry Buttercream, & Fresh Blueberry Garnish Walnuts and Blueberries sound perfect for Fall, especially since the market still has many blueberries available. When I contemplated what “Fall Flavor” to...
Triple-layer Chocolate Cake with Vanilla Buttercream, a Chocolate Web, and a Delicious Spider More spooky Halloween fun! After the Candy Corn cake, the FrankenMonster cupcakes, and the lovely Bride of Frankenstein interpretation…a...
Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Fudge Filling, Cream Cheese Chocolate Buttercream and a delectable garnish of Vanilla Buttercream I love it when a fashion icon is recognizable by the wild streak of white in her...
Triple-layer Chocolate Cake with Vanilla Buttercream Roses This classic chocolate cake with vanilla buttercream is simple and at the same time deliciously wonderful. These flavors are such a natural pairing…it’s a shame I don’t...
Triple-layer Vanilla Cake with Dark Chocolate Ganache Vanilla Cupcakes topped with Vanilla Buttercream, Dark Chocolate Ganache & Mini-Chips Halloween is on my mind!! I love this sweet little Frankencake! As a cake artist,...
Vanilla Cake with Tinted Vanilla Buttercream Is it almost that time of year?! Halloween is getting closer and Fall may have arrived (depending on your need/no need for a Pumpkin Spice Latte). Either...
Peanut Butter Cheesecake between two layers of Chocolate Cake, a crumb coat of Chocolate Buttercream frosted with waves of tinted Vanilla I can’t believe it’s been a month since I last blogged. I’ve been...
Double-layer White Cake with Almond Buttercream I love a wonderful checkerboard design! And I’m nearly like a moth to a flame when it comes to red/white checks…. or black/white shoes. Seriously. Send/Don’t send help. We...
Triple-layer, 8″ round Banana Cake with a middle layer of Nutella Cheesecake, Crumb-coated in Nutella Buttercream, Frosted with Banana Buttercream, & topped with Lindt BonBons Finding inspiration can sometimes be a...
Triple-layer White Vanilla Cake with Vanilla Buttercream & Fresh Blackberry Curd filling and frosted with tinted Vanilla Buttercream ruffles. Our most recent holiday to Venice, Italy was magical. The weather was sunny...
