Poppy Seed Cake

Price I paid
I was served this "poppy seed crumble cake" while on a cruise on the Queen Mary 2 and the journey price included all food.

Colour
If I had not known any better I probably would have thought that this was a chocolate cake.

Taste
In my opinion, this was not a cake and I was thoroughly disappointed.  It was a thick dry crumbly mess with a layer of very dry, solid poppy seeds.  It could really have done with a layer of jam or a more spongy base.  It reminded me of the crust of a seeded bread without the nice spongy bit underneath.

Overall Reaction
I like the idea of putting poppy seeds in a cake, but this one just wasn't for me!
1/10

Breakfast In Bed

I have just returned from a holiday in New York and we took a cruise home on the Queen Mary 2. The thing I miss most about it was definitely breakfast in bed on the ship!  Every morning someone would knock on my door and bring me a tray of food and a cup of tea (ordered the night before).  I could then leisurely eat my breakfast and watch a film/fall back to sleep for a bit.

The only slight negative of 7 days of breakfast in bed and feeling like royalty is that now I am home and walking downstairs to get cereal all seems to be a lot of effort.