🍬dessert
Grater Cake
“Pink-Top”
Walk through any Jamaican market or school fair and you will spot Grater Cake before anything else — those bright pink-and-white squares sitting on wax paper, shining in the sun like little jewels. Grater Cake is Jamaica's version of coconut candy, and it is one of the simplest, most beloved confect...
5 ingredients
Market women tradition (1800s through present)
Grater Cake got its name because the coconut was traditionally grated on a hand-held grater made from a flattened tin can with nail holes punched through it — a tool you can still find in Jamaican country kitchens today.
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Old Time Jamaican Recipes