Indonesia Layer Cake

My Aunt Susie of Penang used to make this delicious Indonesia Layer Cake for us many years ago. Actually there was one very famous bakery called Sunshine in Penang selling this layer cake. I remember in those days the cake was not cheap and Aunt Susie decided to learn to make this cake on her own. The Sunshine Bakery/Cake House that specialised in Layer Cake even had a branch in Setapak, KL but closed down already.

Last month like a pregnant woman, I kind of crave for specific kind of food before my menses, I bumped into this www.myvanillapod.com when i was drooling for some good Indonesia Layer.

They claim only Australian Butter is used in their cakes, not plastic margarine.

It costs me RM58 for this 1kg of cake.

I like Layer Cake because of the texture. It must be tedious work to bake this cake.

The cake should be cut in small and thin piece instead of a big chunk as it is a very rich and slightly oily cake. It goes well with Tea or Coffee Kosong or Kurang Manis. This Layer Cake was delicious but I prefer more cinnamon powder to be added as I like it be more aromatic. I love anything cinnamon......Cinnamon Roll, dash of cinnamon in my Cappuccino etc.

Check out their website, they have other cakes, pastry, pie and puff. I don't know if they deliver your order because I collected the cake myself. The packing is not impressive. They are operating from home in Danau Kota, Setapak, KL.

P/S : All views and opinions expressed here are based on my own personal opinion. Nobody pay or threaten me to say good or bad things about the food I eat!!

Restoran Krua Thai - KL

My hubby suggested we go to this Thai restaurant recommended by his friend T, I was more than happy to agree as it had been a long time I have Thai food. This restaurant is located in Metro Prima Kepong. Actually there are two Thai restaurants within the same row of shophouses, this one being not so well decorated and more like a coffeeshop. But according to our friend T , this is better.



The front entrance of the restaurant :

The name card and the location map:

They serves steamed rice individually:

There are few types of Tom Yam ; Red Hot Spicy, White Clear Soup and Tom Yam with coconut milk. We had White Clear Soup Tom Yam which tasted spicy and full of flavour.

Everyone's favourite : Fried Pandan Leaves Chicken.........the meat was well marinated, very yummy.

My sons ordered this Stir Fried La-la which taste average and normal.

This Kerabu Chicken Feet was very good.....fresh, crunchy and tangy.

Stir Fried Sayur Paku.........full of 'wok hei'.

Pan fried Fish Cake........fish paste mixed with herbs, very aromatic.

I find the menu here is quite limited. They do not have my favourite 'Miem Kam' (wrapped daun kaduk with various condiments) but overall the food is delicious, the price is reasonable and the service is fast. The restaurant is run by Thais. We definitely will come back again.

P/S : All views and opinions expressed here are based on my own personal opinion. Nobody pay or threaten me to say good or bad things about the food I eat!!

Genting Highlands - Marrybrown and Hou Mei

My two school going children had 10 days Raya holiday last month and I took them to Genting Highlands for a day trip. Actually it was a last minute plan and that's why we could not get any hotel room even though we wanted to spend a night there.

It was Thursday, we reached there about 11.30am and the place was quite crowded. After paying the entrance fees, we went in for our fun rides. There were such a long queue everywhere. My sons' gotta wait for about 30minutes - 45minutes for a ride. Lucky it was cooling, otherwise it would be very unpleasant.



Kevin got down from his seat after the ride, looking happy!

Waited about an hour for this one!!

I could hear people screamed their hearts out up there!

More scream...... more fun!

I had a cup of Nescafe (RM4.00) while waiting for my children.

We had lunch at the Marrybrown, located near the entrance. I had a Chicken A-delicious with Mushroom Sauce (RM15.50). The chicken was crispy but quite salty. Normal fast food. nothing special. 10% discount for Genting card holder.

The Genting Indoor Themed Park was packed like sardine too. My sons did not play any game as they were quite impatience with the long queue. But they wanted to go the Snow House where they will let people go in session by session. So after buying the tickets for the 7.30pm session, we went for dinner.

This was my first time eating at Hou Mei, located at the First World Hotel indoor themed park, next to Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf.

I had Hou Mei Special Noodles Soup (RM14.00), tasteless and bland. I only ate the ham, egg and some shredded chicken and little noodles with some cut chilies in soy sauce. I almost leave the noodles untouched. The soup base was like tap water.

Kevin had Kai See Hor Fun Soup (RM14.00), he told me it was tasteless too and he kept adding soy sauce.

Sean had Roasted Chicken Rice (RM13.50) which he said it was good. Maybe because of the chilies sauce provided.

Kevin had a Mango Pudding (RM5.00) and he said it was yummy.

The total bill was RM68.15 inclusive of one hot Chinese Tea(RM2.00), one Iced Mocha RM5.80) and one Iced Lemon Tea (RM4.95). Will I come back to this place again?? Definitely NO. The menu is limited and the food is so lousy. I should have gone to Hai Nan Cafe just a few doors away (in front of Coffee Bean), where the food taste much better and have more selection of food. Otherwise the buffet at The Garden Terrace in Genting Hotel is also a very good choice.

P/S : All views and opinions expressed here are based on my own personal opinion. Nobody pay or threaten me to say good or bad things about the food I eat!!