Do you like sweet treats? This recipe is for you. Grater cake is one is a traditional Jamaican sweet treats made mainly from coconut and sugar. It is easy to make and a great treat to serve as a desert at parties. Enjoy our Jamaican Grater cake recipe.
 

Ingredients:

•  2 cups grated coconut (white parts only)
•  3 cups granulated sugar
•  ½  cup water
• ½ Teaspoon Peppermint Essence
• Red or Pink Food colouring

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Method

• Combine and cook the coconut, water and granulated sugar in a thick saucepan.
• Boil the ingredients until the grated coconut is soft.  Make sure that the mixture is sticky to hold together.
• Add the Peppermint Essence.
• Stir vigorously for a minute.
• Using a large spoon place heaps of the mixture on greased sheets. (You may also use a square backing pan and then cut up the dried coconut cake)
• Leave some of the mixture in the sauce pan and colour with the food colouring.
• Please the coloured mixture as small heaps on top of the bigger heaps on the greased sheets. Allow to cool and server.