Sugar cakes are confections made with grated coconut, sugar, and food coloring. cooking is done in a saucepan on low heat to avoid burning, and moulding is done immediately afterwards on a baking sheet or shallow plate. they are a popular sweet among schoolchildren in caribbean countries including barbados, trinidad and tobago, and guyana; they were also popular during elizabethan england due to the simple recipe. sugar cakes are also known as cocada in latin american countries.

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