A Year in the Poldark Kitchen

For my first Poldark recipe I chose the morning cake for two reasons.  1) after the holidays, I'm tired of cooking and 2) I happened to have all the ingredients in stock!  If you watched the series, you would have seen Aunt Agatha munching away on such a delicacy as this morning cake.  Honey spice cake was a popular breakfast at Trenwith, the Poldark manor house.  Besides being a popular morning dish, this cake would also be served to guests who visited in the afternoon along with brandy or port. (they sure drank a lot of port in that day)   Teetotaler that I am, I will not be serving brandy or port with my cake.  Whether you are drinking port or tea or coffee, I can assure you this cake will most definitely compliment your choice of drink.  It reminded me of a simple boxed pumpkin bread.  It was easy to make, the house smelled amazing and I actually liked it! I felt a little like Demelza for a few minutes!  January in the Poldark kitche...