Cafe Mexicano

• 8 cups cold water
• 1 cup dark brown sugar packed
• 1 ounce baking chocolate finly chopped
• 2 whole cloves
• 1 cinnamon stick broken in half
• 1 cup ground coffee
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup brandy
• 8 teaspoons coffee liqueur

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

cold water, baking chocolate, cloves, cinnamon, ground coffee, vanilla, brandy, coffee liqueur

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Cafe-Mexicano-1651710 (may not work)