teacake

Sixty years ago, Tunnock's teacakes were banned from RAF flights after they exploded in a cockpit.

The characters soar on ropes, make tumble passes, balance on each other, throw teacakes, dance to salsa and play musical instruments.

Juliet Campbell, of Bradleys Coffee Shop, said customers were eating teacake instead of sandwiches and drinking smaller coffees.

Grolet serves his teacakes within five minutes of their coming from the oven.

I learned this lesson the hard way at Huckleberry when I baked three tall and proud pumpkin teacakes and unknowingly had forgotten the salt.