Amish Coffee Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups light brown sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup shortening
1 egg
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup hot strong coffee
1 teaspoon baking soda

Preparation

Mix the sugar, flour and shortening until lumpy.
Do not mix until creamy.
Reserve 1 cup to use as topping.
Dissolve the baking soda in the hot coffee and add to the flour mixture.
Add the egg and vanilla.
Spread in a 9\"x12\"x2\" pan (please note that this is a thin batter) and sprinkle on the reserved topping.
Bake at 325\u00b0F degrees for approximately 30 minutes.
Sprinkle with powdered sugar before serving.