Chocolate Velvet Cake With Cream Cheese-Butter Pecan Frosting

2003
After fielding a suggestion from John Floyd for a 12-layer Twelve Days of Christmas cake (complete with 10 cookie lords a-leaping, 8 maids a-milking, etc. that would have taken readers months to make), we opt for the Twelve Cakes of Christmas, each starting with rich, delicate chocolate cake batter.

• Recipe: Chocolate Velvet Cake With Cream Cheese-Butter Pecan Frosting
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