Paul Hollywood's step-by-step recipe for chocolate marshmallow teacakes will certainly make an impression. Equipment and preparation: You will need a silicone mould that has 6 x 7.5cm/3in wide ...

The marshmallow treats were put on the no-fly list after erupting in a cockpit in 1965.

The Scottish snack was banned by the Air Force for 'exploding' marshmallow in the cockpit. Tunnox Tea Cakes were regularly ...

The story goes that 60 years ago, Tunnock's teacakes were banned from RAF flights after a cockpit marshmallow explosion. The chocolate-covered treats were apparently all the rage, eaten by nuclear ...

Royal Air Force pilots could be able to enjoy a Tunnock’s tea cake at 30,000ft after a 60-year myth they explode was busted.

When the captain pulled an emergency depressurising switch, the tea cakes blew up, causing pieces of chocolate and marshmallow to hit the windscreen, flight controls and the men’s uniforms.