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 Chocolate Cake, Chocolate Swiss Meringue Buttercream Filling, and Vanilla American Buttercream Frosting garnished with Blue Marzipan Stars Nothing says the 4th of July quite like a red, white, and blue Chocolate Layer Cake!...
Blueberry & Strawberry/Rhubarb Pie I’m still celebrating Independence Day! And to do that, I’m taking a giant leap outside my comfort zone… pie. Oh, pie makes me so anxious. Crust is a science I...
Double-layer Lemon Cake, Lemon Swiss Meringue Buttercream, and White Chocolate covered Strawberries with Blue Sugar Sprinkles Summer is here and that means picnics, neighborhood barbecues, family weekends, and…. the 4th of July! I love...
Chocolate Brownies with Buttercream Let’s talk about brownies. This is a classic and a favorite, easy go-to dessert. Also, we could bake a batch of these in a minute and have something to carry...
– Vanilla Cake Rounds with locally produced Strawberry Rhubarb Jam Unfortunately, I’m still not tired of these vintage ads! While I’ve found emerging patterns in the cake/baking vintage ads – the images that routinely catch...
Vanilla Cupcakes with tinted Vanilla Swiss Meringue Buttercream These vintage ads still fascinate me. I’ve posted more on Instagram than I’ve blogged about – they’re just that much fun to recreate. There are so...
Double-layer Chocolate Cake with tinted Vanilla Swiss Meringue Buttercream Vintage advertisements! I love’m! and I don’t have to know why. It’s probably just the cool graphics. In the case of this particular image for...
Peach Cake with Peach Buttercream and an M&M Garnish It’s that time of year! Desserts on-the-go describe summer picnics, BBQs, family reunions, potlucks, camp out, etc. How to get your favorite cake to that...
