Vanilla Buttercream

Vanilla Buttercream

Buttercream is such a staple; everyone needs a go-to recipe. Well BOLT family, I offer you mine. Use this to frost cakes, cupcakes, cookies, brownies, whatever you want really. You can add food coloring or leave it plain white. You will need an electric mixer and a little bit of patience for this recipe; it… Read more »

Dulce de leche

Dulce de leche

Sticking with BOLT basics we have another dessert staple here: Dulce de leche!   Dulce de leche is a delicious addition to any and all desserts. Use it in: Ice cream – A warm, caramel topping Brownies – Swirl into the batter or use frost a cooled brownie Cake – Use as a filling between… Read more »

Homemade Hot Fudge

Hot Fudge

Welcome to the first installation of BOLT’s Basic Baking, where we will post easy recipes for some baking staples. These aren’t full desserts, but instead are easy, homemade recipes to give your desserts some pizzaz.   First up, Hot Fudge. While this classic needs no introduction, here are some of its best qualities: A fudgy,… Read more »

Peppermint Bark Cookies

Peppermint Bark Cookies

Have leftover candy canes from Christmas? Our Peppermint Bark Cookies are the perfect recipe for extra peppermint of all forms! There are tons of ways for you to make these cookies your own including: Coating with your favorite type of chocolate, whatever that may be Using anything you have laying around to coat the cookies.… Read more »

Snickerdoodle Cookies

Snickerdoodle Cookies

If you only bake when you want cookies NOW, you are going to love our recipe for Snickerdoodle cookies! You won’t find any dough chilling here, which means you can have warm, delicious cookies in no time. Just make sure you have some room temp butter (or use one of these hacks to soften butter quickly!), preheat your oven and you are ready to go!   … Read more »

Easy Christmas Cookies

Easy Christmas Cookies

These delicious and easy christmas cookies are perfect to make with your family this holiday season. They only require 6 ingredients which you probably already have in your pantry: butter, sugar, vanilla, flour and food coloring. This is a great recipe to make with kids; the dough is colorful and easy to work with, it’s like Play-Doh you can bake!  A few notes on this recipe:  Using sparkling… Read more »

Funfetti Cookies

Napa Hiring

Confession: we at BOLT love our homemade baked goods. They’re super fun, rewarding, and so delicious. But there comes a time when you have to acknowledge the greatness of a box of cake mix. In this week’s recipe we utilize this greatness to make some delicious, pseudo-homemade cookies. With only 6 ingredients and 7 steps,… Read more »

Sea Salted Brownie Cookies

Brownie Cookies

If you love chocolate, brownies are the gold standard. But let’s face it, they’re messy, you have to carry a whole tray around and cutting them up is annoying. Delicious… but flawed. We at BOLT took it upon ourselves to solve this age-old problem, and present to you our fudgy, chewy and transportable Sea Salted… Read more »

Pumpkin Spice Cookies

Pumpkin Spice Cookies

If you are looking for a delicious fall recipe, look no further. Our Pumpkin Spice Cookies are perfect for the season with browned butter frosting and hints of cinnamon and nutmeg. While they look and taste great, they are secretly super easy to make, but you don’t have to tell you friends that when they… Read more »

Coffee Cake

Coffee Cake

Recipe blogs are back! We know you missed them, and we are here to deliver. Today we bring you one of our favorite recipes; New York Style Coffee Cake. This is the perfect cake recipe because it is also acceptable to eat for breakfast, which is the best type of cake. The sour cream makes… Read more »