The spon is the brainchild of Neal Robertson, proprietor of The Tannochbrae Tearoom in Auchtermuchty.

One day as he was stirring a cake mix and stopping regularly to scrape mix out of the bowl of the spoon it occurred to him that he needed a spoon without a bowl, with two convex sides. And so the spon was conceived.

Neal's initial design has been refined by computer at Strathclyde University to produce a stirring implement that not only doesn't clog but produces a consistently smoother and more aerated mix than the traditional stirring spoon.

When stirring cake mix with a traditional spoon you end up with lumps of mix in the bowl of the spoon.

This results not only in frequent stops to "de-clog" the spoon but produces an inconsistent mix.

Frequent stops to scrape mix out of the spoon.

With the Spon, there is no clogging and so no stopping.

The result, no lumps and a better, more consistent and aerated mix.

And the end result - lighter cakes with a fine consistent crumb every time.

Mouthwateringly good!