It takes a few bites to get the full effect. The cake is very sweet, but the dark chocolate takes the edge off and adds just a hint of bitterness. Then you notice, faintly, the beets. Each slice ...

This week's cake is dedicated to my mom, who loves gardening. We are turning vanilla and carrot cake, Italian meringue ...

veggies -- would mar the area's best beet cake. Fear not. The beets are there, but you really can't taste them in the tavern's moist, brownie-esque chocolate sweet. At Jimmy O'Neill's, the huge ...