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 Banana Chocolate Chip Cake, whipped Dark Chocolate Ganache Buttercream Filling and Frosting, Dark Chocolate Ganache Drizzle, and a garnish of Fresh Strawberries, Cookies, and Sees Chocolates Merry Christmas all month long! And this...
Triple-layer Almond Cake, Almond Nougat Filling, Almond Buttercream Frosting with Tinted Roses Almonds! This cake was built around a tub of Almond Nougat I found at the market. It sounded so good – like Nutella...
Lemony Lemon Cupcakes with Lemon Buttercream and Lemon Cookies! Several weeks ago I was on a self-directed tour of the U.S. I visited all our kids and made a stop to visit my BFF...
Classic Vanilla Layer Cake with Whipped Chocolate Ganache Filling and Frosting I’ve fallen in love with my Classic Vanilla Cake all over again. Despite having traveled the past week, I found time to bake...
Triple-layer White Vanilla Cake, Vanilla Buttercream with Blackberry Curd Filling, and Vanilla Buttercream Frosting with a Blackberry Garnish Ok. A couple weeks ago when I returned home after two weeks out visiting our people, I...
Triple-layer Strawberry Cake, Cream Cheese Filling, and a Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting with a garnish of Vanilla Buttercream Roses And then I wanted to bake a Strawberry Layer Cake. In November. Without fresh strawberries....
Coconut Layer Cake with Coconut Buttercream & Pineapple Curd Filling and Cream Cheese Buttercream Frosting garnished with Toasted Macadamia Nuts & Toasted Coconut Flakes Can you tell I’ve been craving a Coconut Cake?? The...
Halloween Dessert Table designed for www.AlwaysFestive.com I was thrilled to create this dessert table for Homer Lauglin, the geniuses who produce my very favorite Fiesta Dinnerware. Of all my ideas, this is what I...
Kellogg’s Rice Krispie Treats After two and a half weeks traveling and a serious case of jet lag, I might have found my land legs. And what better way to attack my blog than...
