Cafe Diablo - cooking recipe

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

Preparation

Heat water, brown sugar, chocolate, cloves, and cinnamon to boiling in 3-quart saucepan; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes.
Stir in coffee. Remove from heat; cover and let stand 5 minutes.
Stir in vanilla.
Strain coffee through 4 thicknesses of cheesecloth.
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 Tbsp liqueur.
Garnish with cinnamon stick, if desired.