Feathery Fudge Cake Mix

2 ½ squares (2 ½ oz.) Unsweetened Baking Chocolate, broken into pieces [70 g]
2 cups sugar [400 g]
2 ¼ cups flour [293 g]
1 ¼ tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt

Sift together flour, salt and baking soda. Layer ingredients into quart jar in this order: flour mixture and then sugar. Place generous sized plastic wrap on top of sugar to separate the chocolate from the rest of the ingredients.

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Feathery Fudge Cake
1 Jar Feathery Fudge Cake Mix
2 eggs
¾ cup butter, softened [170 g]
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/3 cups water [333 ml]

Heat oven to 350°F. Place chocolate pieces in small microwave safe bowl. Microwave at HIGH (100%) 1 ½ to 2 minutes or until smooth when stirred; set aside to cool slightly. Grease and flour two 9-inch round baking pans. In large mixer bowl, heat butter; sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy Add eggs and cooled chocolate; blend well. In separate bowl, empty contents of jar mix and add alternately with water to butter mixture. Pour batter into prepared pans. Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely. Frost as desired. 10 to 12 servings.