🇹🇴 Tongan Cuisine

Keke Vai Ipu

Tongan Coconut Bread

Prep Time 15 min

Servings 8

Difficulty Easy

Calories 278 kcal

Sweet bread made with coconut cream and baked until golden. A Tongan bakery favorite.

Ingredients

3 cups flour
1 cup coconut cream
1/2 cup sugar
1 tbsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
2 tbsp butter, melted
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 cup grated coconut

Instructions

1 Mix flour, baking powder, sugar, salt.
2 Add coconut cream, butter, vanilla.
3 Knead into soft dough.
4 Fold in grated coconut.
5 Shape into a round loaf.
6 Bake at 180C for 30 minutes until golden.

Did You Know?

Keke vai ipu literally translates to cup cake in Tongan but refers to this coconut bread loaf.