Brief Interlude- Stories of Tanah Aina

A short de-stressing session with my buddy, Wanie at Tanah Aina, Bentong Pahang.Good company great place.  For further info you can  check out their website at http://www.tanah-aina.com/.  The typical activities for a 2day/ 1 night  stay at tanah Aina is as follow:-
Day 1

12pm – Check in
12.30pm – Lunch
2.30pm - Fountain of Youth waterfall & Leap of Faith platform jump (*optional: River Trekking on the way back, do inform our staff who will be guiding your group)
Do note that: Outdoor Activities are weather dependent.
4.30pm – Tea
7.30pm – BBQ Dinner
9pm – Save Our Rainforest
9.30pm – Movie / Indoor games (carom, pool, boardgames, etc)

Day 2

7am - Peak Into Paradise (Morning Walk)
7.30am – Breakfast
9.30am – Flying fox
12.00pm – Depart

The sun is peeking to say hello...

on top of the hill after the morning walk waiting for the mist to lift to view the sun rise
 

me and my buddy beside the durian tree..tralalalallalalala

lets take a chilly dip. believe it this is in front of the dining hall.

after a 20 minutes jungle trekking we came upon the fountaion of youth..yeay..min you the life jacket is for your own safety since the river current can be pretty strong

before we jump into the river lets take a photo. My buddy did the leap of faith from the wooden platform. Me..ahha I am afraid of height but I did climb onto the platform look down and promptly  went down the stairs again.I did try hahaha

A cuppa of hot  coffee by the riverside,  serenade by the sound of rushing water and the serenity of the scenery. Tanah Aina served awesome coffee, the real mccoy too. I love it.

After the morning walk and the gediks photo session up the hill, we come down to breakfast. aghhhhhh..ubi rebus with sambal sardin on chilly morning. man I am in ehaven at that moment.

view of the patio from inside the honeymoon suite Pegaga. No aircond only fan, but who needs one its absolutely cool by the river here.

which way are we going again?

relaxing at the  stircase which leads directly into the stream infront of the chalet. However the water is murky since the rain has just stopped. It is not advisable to get into the water after rain since the current can be strong.

 

we each got 3 pillows..pillow fight anybody?

 

Finally we got reception up here.  Phone reception is intermittent here. And there is not TV in the room.. If you need your fix of  Tv please bring along your laptop or you can join them at the big hall for movie screening
 



I am green as is the eco-friendly tanah aina is.



Infront of Pegaga,,its like living a dream.

 

 



its so hard to say goodbye, but I will be back again...



 

Brown Sugar Apple Cake

I am not much of apple eater, its either i make it into fruit salad or turn it into cakes and bakes. This cake is made using 2 red apples  which i intend to turn into apple pie earlier on. Of course some say that the best baking apple is Granny Smith, the crisp and tart variety of apples abudantly found in many shops., however you can just go with whatever types of apples you have in hand. I have 2 big  Red Fuji apples and that is what i used in the cake and it works just fine. To add moisture  to the cake I incorporated  plain yogurt insteda of the usual milk but it all depends on your preferences.

Brown Sugar Apple Cake

Ingredients

2 apples, (1 peeled, cored, and sliced into thin slices & 1 peeled and chopped into bite-size)

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

11/4 cup packed light-brown sugar

100g raisin

1cup caster sugar

250g butter, softened (Buttercup)

2 cups all-purpose flour,

3 large egg

1 container 135g plain Yogurt ( I used Nestle fat-Free)

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1  teaspoons soda bicarbonate

1 teaspoon  vanilla extract

 

 

Preheat oven to 180 degress celcius.Line a 20 inch square pan with baking paper and butter all the sides.

Toss the  sliced apple apples with cinnamon and 1/4 cup brown sugar and arranged  them onto the bottom of the baking pan ( any which way that suits you)

 

 

Also tossed the chopped apples with some cinnanom powder and set aside.

Sift the flour with baking power and baking soda into  a bowl. In another bowl cream the butter with brown and castor sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one by one and continue to  beat. Add the vanilla extract.

Using wooden spoon fold in the   flour and yogurt alternately . Toss in the chopped apples and raisin. Pour the mixture into the prepared pan and smooth the top.

 

Bake for 45 minutes or until cake tests done. Let cake cool on a wire rack

 

The cake taste better if you keep it  to the next day

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lemon yogurt cake

I love cooking with lemon, the tangy flavour works well in cakes and sweet bakes. Nothing beatd the smell of freshly grated lemon peel. The actual recipe calls for lemon glaze to be added to the cake after it has been completely cooled. Since i wanted to bring the cake to office the next day i omit the glaze to avoid the cakr becoming soggy. I havr also posted similar recipe earlier in this blog. Enjoy.

Ingredient
2 3/4 cups all purpose flour
( i used self rising flour instead)
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4  teaspoon salt
2 cups castor sugar
6 eggs seperated
2 teaspoon grated  lemon peel
1 tablespoon lemon juice extract
1 cup plain yogurt ( i used nestle)

Method
Sift the flour into a bowl, add baking soda and salt and stir to blend. In another bowl cream butter anf sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg yolks one at a time and the lemon extract beat until thick . blend in the dry ingredients.
Start with the flour mixture and alternate with the yogurt until finished. Beat egg whites until soft peak appear adding  1/2 cup sugar at a time. Fold egg whites into cake batter with spatula slowly until well blended. I used a 10 inch tube pan. Dont forget to greased the inside before pouring the batter. On my electric oven  , i bake at 170 celcius at 40 minutes using the fan function.  Let the cake cool in the pan for about 10 minutes begore removing.