Boxes of Betty Crocker cake mix displayed for sale on a supermarket shelf - Zety Akhzar/Shutterstock Betty Crocker may be a fictional person, but there's no denying her influence on American cuisine.

I'm probably not alone in thinking that there are entirely too many boxed cake mixes available on the market. I mean, who really needs to choose between 10 different types of chocolate cake mix?

Boxes of cake mix on wooden surface - Sara Klimek/Chowhound If you take a walk through the baking aisle at the grocery store, you'll likely see a handful of familiar names: Duncan Hines, Pillsbury, ...