Coffee Toffee

Ingredients:

• Coconut (desiccated) 1 medium
• Sugar 1/2 lb
• Rose essence 1/2 tsp
• Cochineal few drops
• Water 1/2 cup
• Butter 1 oz
• Cardamoms 4

Method:

1. Melt sugar in water.
2. When it is ready, add coconut.
3. Stir it for a while.
4. Then add cardamoms and 2 lumps of butter.
5. Keep on stirring so that it does not get burnt.
6. When it gets dry, add rose essence and few drops of cochineal for coloring (but only, when the toffee is white).
7. Again put on flame.
8. When it gets completely dry, spread on a large greased plate.
9. Press with a greasy paper.
10. Make a round shape, cut into pieces with knife and serve.