So, this was made, a cherry crumb cake, after the following gadget was used in the amusing and mildly boring video below—with much enthusiasm, I might add. If you can't film the use of random kitchen gadgets and upload it on your blog—what good is it for, anyway? Baby was at it the longest. She's got a real strong work ethic, that one. The gadget was a hit. It works great and made the girls very happy. And this recipe was so very tasty. I divided it between two 6" round pans, one to eat right now and one to freeze for later. I added 7 minutes to the cooking time and used about 1/3 cup fewer cherries. I will be making this again.
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June 28, 2009
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too cute! looks like it probably took quite a while to get through a bag of cherries at the rate they were going...
Posted by: floribunda | June 28, 2009 at 06:10 PM
you're amazing. have I said that before? I should have. :) your blog is one I check as soon as you have something new (thanks to google reader).
anyway. the video is adorable. I lol'd at the end, when the girls did. :) so cute. ..makes me want to get my own gadget+cherries and make me somma' that!
lovelove!
Posted by: Candice | June 28, 2009 at 06:20 PM
Okay, that video needs to be the commercial for the cherry pitter. Seriously, now I want one. :)
Posted by: Meg | June 28, 2009 at 06:24 PM
Beautiful! It really is the little things. Now, off to New Seasons I go...
Posted by: Amy L. | June 28, 2009 at 06:30 PM
Too cute! My friend (who also reads your blog) and I saw the little cherry pitter in a store this week and thought of you. That cake looks soooo good.
Posted by: Kerry | June 28, 2009 at 07:02 PM
love, love, love the video, girls! xoxo
Posted by: amanda | June 28, 2009 at 07:25 PM
the cake is so pretty, I may have to buy one of those pitters. :D your girls are so cute, I love the "No, Baby"
Posted by: Tricia | June 28, 2009 at 07:46 PM
that's awesome Amy!!
I have fond memories of cherry pitting with my sis:)
cheers, Aja
Posted by: Aja | June 28, 2009 at 07:56 PM
Love the delightful laughter of your children.
Posted by: Lorraine | June 28, 2009 at 08:40 PM
Okay, seriously - who thinks of these mental kitchen gadgets?! When that pit slowly falls out of the mouth...it's too much. I can't handle it.
Posted by: Jabba | June 28, 2009 at 10:17 PM
Great video and thanks for the link to the recipe. I'll be trying that one!
Posted by: Gina | June 29, 2009 at 12:17 AM
Thank you SO MUCH for linking to that recipe! We have a bumper sour cherry crop this year and I've been trying to find different ways to use them.
Posted by: Nowheymama | June 29, 2009 at 04:51 AM
Oh I am smiling and laughing at your adorable girls! Most of my children are twice as old as yours and the situation plays out the same - the older ones telling the younger ones they had their turn!
Posted by: Debra | June 29, 2009 at 05:43 AM
I want one!
I'm sure I need one to use in my kitchen for sensible, important things. NOT for fun, or anything…
Posted by: kelly | June 29, 2009 at 05:46 AM
"My turn, my turn! Baby you only get one."
HA HA HA. This is truly delightful and needs to be a commercial. Was there a problem with posting this on You Tube? You menttion ".....if you can't". I was just wondering. Whoever designed that cherry pitter did such a great job. Kitchen gadgets should be attractive (or cute) and functional at the same time.
- Suzanne
Posted by: Suzanne, the Farmer's Wife | June 29, 2009 at 05:58 AM
Am I the only one that finds the red drips coming out of the cherry pitter's mouth both mildly disturbing and totally awesome?
Posted by: Jillian | June 29, 2009 at 07:39 AM
That is truly adorable! And the pitter is too :) After seeing cherries begin to arrive at the farmers market I was thinking I need to get a cherry pitter. I had no idea they came in such a cute form!
Posted by: hbic | June 29, 2009 at 07:51 AM
too cute!
Posted by: Leni | June 29, 2009 at 09:48 AM
charming girls, all of you.
even the sassy sister who'd not so into sharing with baby.
Posted by: heather | June 29, 2009 at 11:03 AM
This looks soooo yummy, I love cherries!
Posted by: Frogginette | June 29, 2009 at 01:21 PM
Not one second of that was boring! Loved the baby chuckle at the end.
Posted by: Lee | June 29, 2009 at 01:38 PM
That video is too cute! And that cake looks super tasty!
Posted by: Steph | June 29, 2009 at 03:22 PM
So sweet! I have got to get myself one of those things!
xoxo
Sara
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Posted by: Sara | June 29, 2009 at 04:33 PM
Good times, girls!
Posted by: Grammie | June 29, 2009 at 05:16 PM
your kids call your baby 'baby' that's weird.
Posted by: M | June 29, 2009 at 07:24 PM
Oh, that cake looks to die for! Worth all of the hard labor, I'm sure. Cute vid!
Posted by: reen | June 30, 2009 at 02:14 PM
Oh! Smitten Kitchen has a new bar cookie recipe posted this week using the same cherry pitter! I think the hunt is one for this weekend!
Posted by: Mary Ann/Ca | June 30, 2009 at 07:35 PM
I've used this cherry pound cake recipe from AllRecipes.com and it's really delicious. I also made a glaze out of left over cherry juice.
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Cherry-Pound-Cake/Detail.aspx
(I'm not sure how I found this recipe. Maybe just searching online. I may have even found this recipe through your blog. Not sure! But it's awesome!)
Posted by: Beth | July 01, 2009 at 01:28 PM
Your girls are super duper cute with a cherry on top ;)
Posted by: Carrie Picott | July 02, 2009 at 08:22 AM
I made the cherry crumb cake too - sans cute pitter or even helpers! took a while, but the end result was well worth it.
The concensus was that, the longer the cake stayed in the fridge, the moister (and better) it got. I bet the frozen/thawed one would be pretty good too.
Posted by: Dorothy | July 02, 2009 at 10:47 AM
Ooh, It is so much smaller than I thought. So cute.
Posted by: Bianca | July 02, 2009 at 12:07 PM
I just got one of these too! Good ol' New Seasons. I'm off to pit the, count em, 10 POUNDS of cherries we picked this weekend... we'll see how many pounds I can last before I poop out.... one cherry at a time....
Posted by: Briana | July 05, 2009 at 07:00 PM
I just pitted some cherries the other day but my cherry pitter thing-a-ma-jig isn't nearly as cool as yours :) I made cherry peach cobbler with some leftover cherries that my friend brought to our potluck. It sure was tasty.
Posted by: Jodie R. | July 06, 2009 at 09:54 PM
oh goodness...I'm drooling.
Posted by: Micaela | July 11, 2009 at 08:35 AM
Yummy Yummy..............
Well this is awesome recipe and am excited to do it.As all this stuffs are cheap and I purchased all this to my kitchen.This is so much faster recipe and really loved it.Anyways thanks for the awesome recipe.
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