<P> During the Great Depression , there was a surplus of molasses and the need to provide easily made food to millions of economically depressed people in the United States . One company patented a cake - bread mix in order to deal with this economic situation , and thereby established the first line of cake in a box . In so doing , cake as it is known today became a mass - produced good rather than a home - or bakery - made specialty . </P>
<P> During the Great Depression , there was a surplus of molasses and the need to provide easily made food to millions of economically depressed people in the United States . One company patented a cake - bread mix in order to deal with this economic situation , and thereby established the first line of cake in a box . In so doing , cake as it is known today became a mass - produced good rather than a home - or bakery - made specialty . </P>
when did the first cake mix come out
when did the first cake mix come out
During the Great Depression
During the Great Depression