Ha! I came here to read the crepe entry but was instantly sidelined by your cake. As the proud and thrilled owner of two brand new USA cake pans, I'll likely be putting your marshmallow trick into play soon. Also, the sight of those cherries on top reminded me of a little foolery from this summer when I was up to my eyeballs in cherries every week from my CSA box. I was pitting and drying whatever I couldn't eat fresh, and after wasting several minutes trying to dig the pits out with my knife I happened to see an old wine bottle sitting on the counter my husband had saved for some reason. Voila! Slit the bottom of the cherry, set it on the open neck of the bottle, and stab the pit through with a skewer! The pits are collected in the bottle and the cherries are reasonably intact. I even got the bottle cleaned out and set back in its place before my husband got home. Sweeeet! Another great idea from our crew of brilliant bakers. ~ MaryJane

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