been awhile since I am on a baking spree, this time for finding the best butter cake. I like butter cake with a bit more structure and body and moist(not wet), nothing too light and airy. Below recipe 1 & 2 are good. Definitely need rebakes of the recipe to pinpoint which is better because they are quite similar and both tasty

Recipe 1: (pictured above)
McCormick 9*5 loaf 175C >35 minutes, nice not too sweet(used 180C 1hr mistakenly but tasted ok)
169g butter
160g sugar (ori 300g)
0.38 tsp salt
2.25 tsp vanilla Extract
3 eggs
180g milk
202g flour
2.25 tsp baking powder

Recipe 2: pictured above
Vanilla butter cake, 180C 35-40min, 9*5 loaf. Tested 35+5 min ok. McCormick recipe less sweet and has better taste
However, this VBC taste better on 2nd day
160g butter
114g sugar
0.25 tsp salt
2 tsp vanilla
142g egg without shell
2.1 TBSP milk
133g cake flour
1.4 tsp baking powder

Recipe 3: (no pic)
Azie(blend all together) 170C 30min(can try 175C 20-25min), 7inch round pan. Feels a bit dry.
115 gram gula kaster
115 gram mentega – suhu bilik
115 gram telur
110 gram flour + >1.25 tsp baking powder+<0.25 tsp salt
30g susu segar

Recipe 4:pictured above
Chelsea butter cake 9*5 loaf 180C 1 hour, not nice, not tender and quite hard/glutens, whereby you can see the kuih like craters in the cake
60g butter (melted)
150g White Sugar (ori 200g)
Pinch of salt
250g liquid(2 eggs + approx 180g milk)
150g cake flour, (AP flour mixed with 2.5 TBSP corn flour)
1.7 tsp baking powder
Pour liquid ingredients into the dry ingredients until well combined.

Recipe 5: (pictured above)
Marble cake, 170C tested 39min ok, 9*5 loaf. A bit too light and also quite crumbly, not sure if baking is less will help much and I prefer butter cake with more substance and slight moist. May try reduce baking powder to 1.5 tsp to make it less airy?
Melt 55g choc with 3 TBSP milk
71g butter beat fluffy 95g sugar
<0.25 tsp salt
Add 1 egg+3 TBSP yogurt slowly
115g flour+1.9 tsp baking powder
Split mixture to half, add half tsp vanilla to plain, add chocolate to another
Pour alternately to pan and swirl lightly

Car rental surprisingly still same price as 2022. It was RM80/per day(every 24 hours), and a nice car at that, not Myvi/local car.

This is the first time we were with a kid to Langkawi, so itinerary this time has to be kid friendly(a 2 year old)

A revisit to Fat Frog. I would say I won’t revisit in future. Food don’t taste as nice as our previous visit

My curry, tasted okay

Bb fried rice, this for RM25 and not yummy

His ravioli

Our complimentary kid tent which we requested

In Aloft hotel in Pantai Tengah, somewhere between Kuah and pantai chenang cenang

View facing sea, but we are on low floor so can’t see any sea

Kids club, nothing much there, we didn’t visit at all

Pool open till 11pm!!! So nice it open late and bb activity before bed is a soak in the pool.

There is a nearby resort called MyRus Resort

Pool opening time till late is great, but I would prefer the pool to be more rectangular and less “obstruction” (seating/jacuzzi area in the pool) for a better lap swim for adult

Cross the road and will reach a beach called Pantai Tengah. Nothing much here, many water sports so the water is quite dirty

On one side is Dash Resort

Other side I think is Holiday Villa resort

This is seating area for holiday villa. There is no seating area at all for Aloft hotel which is a bummer

Had dinner in hotel. Quite cheap or reasonable I recalled with the Marriott discount, remember burger is about RM30 after discount

His hor fun which he say tasty, looks ok only to me

Fresh made buffet breakfast is a Plus

Went to skycab. We went for the RM47/pax, but end up didn’t go for skybridge cos of the huge line for sky train or forgot what it was called.

On our way down (skycab) saw a petland there, maybe next time can take the RM64 package instead

Note to self: next time other than not stopping at middle station, must immediately take the skyglide instead of walking/toilet in upper station when the queue for skyglide builds up

Aloft hotel activity

Revisit to Coco bistro

Still as yummy as before for a potato lover like me

Hotel breakfast again

The pek nga(coconut pancake) is very very very yummy

Skull beach, very clean

Kebab is pantai chenang

And crepe from next door

Pantai chenang also got teow soon huat, but can skip, very little things there

Yummy RM6 mango ice blended(pure mango with ice only). A few shop selling for RM5 or 6. Yummy thirst quencher

Lang lang playground for next time?

Their chocolate gelato is very yummy, at gelato Cabana

Bought a fries to view firework in Kalut cafe and bar

Hotel breakfast again

Top left is peknga, coconut pancake so yum

In plaza premium lounge

Phone holder in plane, so helpful for having a toddler in plane

Our loot

Quite very salty, next time have to go to another ikan bilis shop which wasn’t open this time

Oh, this is coco bistro menu

do you know there are 5 proper shoplot selling pork in just 2 street (parallel to each other in OUG)

Above is price list for Sanbanto (now renamed Le Deli), one of the earlier ones to open proper Aircon shoplot selling pork

Minced meat: RM46/kg(their RM31/kg is sold frozen and very big pack); Pork belly: RM58/kg; Pork rib: RM60/kg; Pork hand/leg: RM30/kg

Above is price list for YSK, same row as 99 Speedmart, is prolly the cheapest out of the 5 shops

Minced meat: RM27.80/kg; Pork belly: RM40.80/kg; Pork rib: RM33.80/kg; Pork hand: RM26.80/kg

An Xin healthy meat shop. There got 3 type of pork: PP(Pure Pork), PU and FR(free range). FR being the most expensive one you can eat in all the shop here

For PU: Minced meat: RM31.50/kg(need >1kg above as they grind fresh after you choose meat); Pork belly: RM49/kg; Pork rib: RM41.5/kg; Pork hand: RM29.50/kg.

Above is Long Farm Fresh Meat

Above price list for Long Farm. Minced meat: RM37.5/kg; Pork belly: RM53/kg; Pork rib: RM46.80/kg; Pork hand: RM33.50/kg

Above is Yoon Long frozen and fresh meat, few doors away from Long Farm. Minced meat: RM31/kg; Pork belly: RM49/kg; Pork rib: RM38.5/kg; Pork hand: RM30.50/kg

 

Overall, YSK is cheapest among all shop, but the shop got some kind of smell when step in, but still can try. Otherwise, below cheapest according to meat part

Minced meat: RM27.80(YSK) or Yoon Long RM31/kg;

Pork belly: RM40.8/kg;(YSK), other selling > RM49

spare Pork rib: RM33.8/kg(YSK), other selling 38.50(Yoon Long)

Pork leg: RM26.80(YSK), or RM29.50(Sanbanto, An xin PU)

Soup bone: RM22.50(yoon long);RM26(ysk);RM27(An Xin)

Tail bone: RM26.89(ysk); RM31(An Xin PU)

Pig fat: RM22.5(ysk);RM27(Long Farm);RM29(sanbanto)

The photos are a bit jumbled up in this post.

Above is one of dinner in very few restaurant around. We had woodfire burger, find it ok ok only

Dinner on another night. Yummy food in Westin in house restaurant Prego. Very yummy, with ~20% being Marriot member

Kids club, chargeable, but free for below 2 year old. Quite nice, they have free colouring activity, stick your own butterfly and other toys

Kiddie club activities

For certain credit card, you can get free 2 set of takeaway meals from flight club if you spent >RM 1k within 30 days prior till 30 days post your trip date. Very nice set: main + drink + yummy dessert

Free warm bread from Prego

Yummy pizza

Desaru beach, surprisingly very clean, guess this is due to being a east coast beach. It is still tail of rainy season during our trip so swimming in sea is not allowed

Very yummy breakfast buffet

Nasi lemak is freshly made

In Westin compound, they have green house which grow their own salad & greens

Chess set in their compound

Jenga

Play area

Beach, not crowded which is a plus

Our room, with balcony to hang or air own clothes 😁

For flightclub, can dine in or takeaway. Yummy.

overall, surprisingly a very nice stay. Don’t mind to revisit Westin desaru again. And the outlet shopping before boarding our flight back to KL.

M World

This hotel is connected to One Utama mall via linked bridge. This hotel I think previously call Avanta hotel, and recently changed management

overall, I really like their pool(nice long infinity pool with both side shaded), and their breakfast spread is quite amazing(huge breakfast area with lots of selection and so many different type of fresh juices which is often time not in hotel of this price range)

would return to stay here just cos their breakfast is yum yum