Jamaican Grater Cake

Grater cake, Pink Top, Pink on Top, Pink pon top is a traditional Jamaican confection. This was a common school gate snack along with coconut drops. Fresh coconuts were widely available and people just used what they had. 

Ingredients

4 cups grated coconut

2 cups granulated sugar
½ tsp Strawberry flavoring
½ tsp peppermint essence
Method

1. Peel the brown part from the coconut leaving only the white meat.
2. Grate the coconut. Into a pot add, coconut and sugar. Cook on a low flame until coconut pulls away from the sides of the pot. DO NOT LET IT BROWN.
3. Reserve some of the coconut mixture, and add flavouring and colouring. Add the peppermint essence to the remainder.
4. Spread white mixture in a greased baking pan (8*8*5) . Spread colored mixture on top.
5. Cool, cut into squares. Store in a cool covered container in a cool dry place

*They dont usually last long so I cant say how long they can stay out.