- 1 1/2 cups white sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 1/2 ounces vanilla sugar
- 1 cup shortening
- 1 cup orange juice
- 1 1/2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
- 2 1/2 teaspoons instant coffee powder
- 5 teaspoons milk
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease and flour one 9 x 13 inch cake pan.
- Whip the sugar, eggs, baking powder, and the vanilla sugar. (To make Vanilla Sugar: Place one clean vanilla bean in a pint jar with 1 – 1 1/2 cups white sugar. Shake occasionally. After a few days, use the sugar and replenish as necessary.) Add the shortening and mix well.
- Stir in the flour, the cocoa powder, and the orange juice and mix until homogeneous. Pour batter into prepared pan.
- Bake cake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for about 40 minutes. Remove cake from oven and immediately spread coffee glaze over top.
- To Make Glaze: Five minutes before cake is done, mix together confectioners' sugar, Nescafe powder, and milk. Use immediately to spread over hot cake.