It's found in a box, in many flavors, and in a certain aisle of your local grocery store, but what else do you know about cake mix? Unless you remember its debut in the late 1920s, you probably consider boxed cake mix a staple that always was and always will be — but, of course, there's more to it than that. Boxed cake mix has a cultural and culinary history that's worth knowing. Happily, this section is here to spill the details.