The chocolate cake and buttercream frosting both feature a special secret ingredient: coffee. Garten's cake is one of the fluffiest I've ever had, homemade or store-bought, and is so delicious. I ...

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Rai Mincey is a food writer and baking enthusiast whose focuses include culinary history, seasonal cooking, and Southern cuisine. She splits her time between Birmingham, Alabama, and Tulum, Mexico.

I made Beatty's Chocolate Cake, which Ina Garten said is the "most fabulous cake" she's ever made. The chocolate cake and buttercream frosting both feature a special secret ingredient: coffee.