The spiral chocolate bar - which took its name from the spiral like chocolate shape inside - was first launched in the north east of England by Cadbury in the 1980s. After proving to be exceptionally popular it was rolled out across the UK and became a firm favourite among chocolate fans. So, there you have it my fond memories of 1970s chocolate bars and everything that went with it! As ever I’d love to know what you think and if you were, like me brought up in the 70s, what was your favourite chocolate bar? Oh, and by the way, our new café, T&Cake, is opening next week up in Almondbury, so do pop along for a cup of tea and a bun. We’d be delighted to see you.

Heat the oven to 180°C / Gas 4. Spread the desiccated coconut evenly on a clean baking sheet and bake for 5 minutes until lightly toasted. So, let’s get chocolate-y, and remember, if you don’t like cherries, just leave them out. And I’ve used bitter chocolate, but you can of course use milk chocolate in the same quantity. Aprons on, time-travellers! One recipe was for a version of the famous Bounty bar, a lovely soft coconut fondant within a coating of milk chocolate, and instantly I made the mental leap and decided to make my own Cabana bar. It would live again! Doing exactly what it says on the tin, the Terry’s Pyramint was a a chunky triangular-shaped chocolate filled with minty gloop.The Wagon Wheel the size of a manhole cover, the Fry’s Chocolate Cream with the different coloured fillings, the little bags of sugary coconut known as Spanish Gold? Modern comedians of a certain age still make fun of those other entertainers who ask “whatever happened to Spangles?” thinking it a lazy comedic shortcut. But I’m actually interested! What did happen to Spangles? The Taz bar was released in 1994 and remained on shelves for a few years but has since been outlived by the Freddo. I let this set then repeated four times to cover each of the sides – and yes, this was tedious but then I was left with a little chocolate coffin.

If Texan had the coolest ads, then the most cringe worthy tv campaign for me, was that for Curly Wurlys. Remember a grown up Terry Scott dressed in school boy short trousers speaking in an equally silly high pitched voice? Was he pretending to be Just William? Curly Wurly may have been marketed as ‘out chewing them all’ – but the marketing budget would have been better spent on filling in the gaps in long and thin chocolate bars themselves Topic bar There isn’t really a great alternative that tastes anywhere near like a Cabana. But, I have been told that eating a Bounty bar with the delicious coconut filling and chewing some chopped-up glacé cherries is pretty much the next best thing.Does anyone remember another bar sadly no longer with us by the name of Banjo? With orange lettering and a sort of purple wrapper, Banjo was made by Mars. Perhaps, it can best be described as a cousin of Kit Kat – with a peanut layering. Rumba Bar