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 Red Velvet Cake and Cream Cheese Buttercream Filling garnished with Fresh Strawberries, Lindt Bonbons, Raffaello Bonbons, and White M&Ms A classic that’s perfect for any occasion …or days that end in ‘y’. I...
Chocolate Chip Cookie Cups with Milk or Whipped Cream You guys!! These little cookie cups are so approachable and very doable for home bakers! Here we have chocolate chip cookies with more chocolate and...
Honey Spice Cake with Honey Cinnamon Buttercream Filling, Vanilla Buttercream Frosting and Marzipan Flowers I love all the colors of the flowers on this beehive! Today I’m celebrating bees, the importance of bees, and...
Vanilla Layer Cake with Vanilla Buttercream… and a Flaked Coconut Garnish Several weeks ago, I recreated (as best I could) a few vintage ads that focused on cakes. I loved this project! I’ve already...
Triple-layer Dark Chocolate Cake, Peanut Butter Buttercream Filling, Whipped Chocolate Ganache and Peanut Butter Ombre, Lindt Chocolate Drizzle with Whipped Chocolate Buttercream Roses and a flurry of So Many Chocolates! This is a birthday...
I love holidays even if I don’t always get to the details of celebrating and acknowledging a celebration. When I was a wee sprout, St. Patrick’s Day was put in the ‘win’ column when...
Lemon Cake, Cheesecake Layer, Lemon Zest Cream Cheese Buttercream with a garnish of Fresh Strawberries and Blueberries Lemon and Cheesecake! Two of my favorite words…together. This isn’t a combination I’ve put together before and I...
Orange Bundt Cake with Orange Zest Glaze What a perfectly bright piece of delicious cake! I baked this cake last month while still feeling the weight of Winter but hoping Spring was around the...
Triple-layer Vanilla Cake, Vanilla Buttercream Filling and Frosting, Marzipan Cut-out, and tinted Flaked Coconut Happy Easter to all my friends who celebrate the holiday and Happy Sunday to my friends who don’t! There’s room...
