Cafe Diablo

10 ingredients
10 steps

Ingredients

  • 8 cups water, Cold
  • 1/3 cup dark brown sugar, Packed
  • 1/2 ounce baking chocolate, Fine Chop
  • 2 whole cloves
  • 1 cinnamon stick, broken In 1/2
  • 1 cup regular grind coffee, Dry
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/4 cup brandy
  • to taste whipped cream
  • 8 tablespoons coffee liqueur

Directions

  1. 1
    Heat water, brown sugar, chocolate, cloves, and cinnamon to boiling in 3-quart saucepan; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes.
  2. 2
    Stir in coffee. Remove from heat; cover and let stand 5 minutes.
  3. 3
    Stir in vanilla.
  4. 4
    Strain coffee through 4 thicknesses of cheesecloth.
  5. 5
    Keep hot in saucepan after straining.
  6. 6
    Heat brandy just until warm in small, long-handled saucepan.
  7. 7
    Remove from heat; ignite. Pour flaming brandy over coffee. Allow flame to burn out; stir.
  8. 8
    Pour coffee into cups or mugs.
  9. 9
    Top each with whipped cream and 1 Tbsp liqueur.
  10. 10
    Garnish with cinnamon stick, if desired.

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