we stayed Club room which allow us access to club lounge all the time. Child not allowed in club lounge after 7pm. They have this after-dinner-kinda cocktail hour where they serve this yummy chocolate truffle which I didn’t take picture of. However overall, I don’t think will stay here again as the pool is very dated and very odd shape(hard to swim) and the room is freezing cold during night sleep even when we off the air con. Club lounge allow me to eat with a toddler comfortable, without rush etc

they don’t have fresh juice in lounge breakfast. And even the juice in buffet breakfast don’t have the standard orange juice. I don’t mind eating in club lounge breakfast even the selection is smaller, as the buffet breakfast is not that better.

club lounge breakfast

club lounge nasi lemak during breakfast

club lounge breakfast

juices(not fresh) avail all the time in lounge

also banana chips and choc cookie avail all the time

they tried to charge a bit expensive this time, but I think we managed to nego to what we paid previously, ie RM80/24 hour, which was what we paid just 6 months earlier

first time eating here Maklang, can skip the mee udamg, the as laksa and keropok lekor quite nice. The lekor is locally produced which is not chewy like those from terengganu, not really used to this floury texture but it grew on me, and serving piping hot definitely make it enjoyable. Don’t mind coming again especially to try cucur which not avail on that day

buying ikam bilis from another store Lib Utara Ent

Lavanya hotel, near to Pantai Cenang

Ikan bilis, they got so many type, I just bought 2 type, one of it is bilis lemak

all the choc I bought. The almond thin not nice, sweeter than what I like and not really crispy

Aramg BBQ restaurant just across the road from Lavanya hotel. Had an unplasant experience when my requested fresh mango juice is fresh mango + cordial. But their food is quite tasty

eggplant dip

fresh juices yum yum

kids corner in breakfast buffet

fresh char kuey tiaw to boot in breakfast buffet, yum

misty rainy cable car ride

german Food Corner, in food court of cable car area, so so yummy

fresh mango juice so yummy

Seb’s corner just outside of hotel so yummy, want to eat breakfast here some day

Warung Kita, ok ok

tapao from Seb, yummy, can feel made from quality butter ingredient

to

Coco’s Bistro, our must visit in all our Langkawi trip, always yummy

fish pie

succulent activity in hotel, looks nice but a bit useless, the plant dies soon after that, all the trouble to bring it back to KL

open till 10pm

our must buy in pantai cenang, fresh mango juice for cheap, so refreshing

Red Tomato Langkawi, so yummy, want to revisir

salmon aglio

farmers plate, so yummy as well

we got this from shop in cenang mall like 80% off cos near expiry, but ph so yummy and buttery

overall, I dont think I will revisit this hotel again due to their buffer breakfast don’t have fresh juice which was available previously. Perhaps fresh juice only available when they are packed, and they don’t have less ppl this time. Previous visit has many international visitor from youth games. Their kids room is so so.

we went to eat in a restaurant with play area as well. The food quite nice

Haven’t visited FHM since long time, it is held once every 2 years. It could be the largest scale of food fair, MIFB is probably on the same scale, can forget about SIAL which held in MITEC

really like my visit this time as it felt like a french fries fest, a big yes for a potato lover like me. Overall, the fries are mostly fresh fried and piping hot. But I think my overall favourite fries is the fries by Clarebout(Belgian fries) and Farm Frites. Hungritos potato wedges also very yummy

they is one booth called kornspitz which has so many yummy baked good like buttery cookies etc, that I wished I have Tupperware to take some back :p

there is also a booth (Ammerlander) with many different cheese for sampling which griyere

Redman & payson Breton booth cakes with lactic butter also yummy. Hiestand with so many bakery items for sampling, Callebaut chocolate

cant wait for another french fries fest in 2 years time, and bring Tupperware

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