Chocolate Caramel-Pecan Soufflé Cake

Every year I know Christmas is coming when I find my mailbox brimming with fancy food catalogs, their pages splashed with photos of exotic treats. I’m truly dazzled by the extravagant cakes: towering layers filled with ganache and cream, doused with coconut, or wrapped in colorful fondant or marzipan, sporting spun-sugar flowers and ribbons. Inspired by their stunningly expensive glamour, this recipe evolved from a simple chocolate soufflé cake to one bathed in a shimmering cloak of nutty c