Vakalavalava

Vakalavalava is a Fijian dessert made with grated fresh cassava, shredded coconut, sugar, and butter. The sweet cassava mixture is baked in a pan, and it can optionally be topped with sweetened condensed milk, custards, creams, or syrups. This cassava-based dessert is often enriched with mashed bananas or coconut milk. Often referred to as cassava cake, this dessert is typically reserved for afternoon and evening tea, but it can also be eaten for breakfast. Vakalavalava is considered a take on vakalolo, a steamed Fijian pudding, both of which are based on cassava, called tavioka in Fiji.