Poppy Seed Pound Cake

When I started out as a model in New York, at first I struggled to keep my weight down. I was so used to eating what I wanted, when I wanted, that it was an adjustment to learn that I had to eat more healthily. I did fairly well and kept my sweet treats to a minimum, but my Achilles heel was a yellow, shrink-wrapped slice of pound cake that you could find next to pretty much every shop till. The cake was so rich, dense and buttery.