The Food That Built America Let Them Bake Cake (Season 5, Episode 4)
TV Episode | Documentary, History

The Food That Built America

Let Them Bake Cake (Season 5, Episode 4)

TV Episode | Documentary, History

Mid-20th century. Two unlikely competitors, Duncan Hines cake mixes and General Mills Betty Crocker cake mixes, simplify homemaking by creating tasty, easy boxed cake mixes. America's sweetheart and the original foodie go head-to-head.

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19 cast members

Name	Known for
Robert Bigley Duncan Hines Duncan Hines See fewer	The Food That Built America (2019)
Jason Guy Arlee Andre Arlee Andre See fewer	Utopian Codex (2016)
Louis Hatchett Self - Author 'Duncan Hines: How a Traveling Salesman Became the Most Trusted Name in Food' Self - Author 'Duncan Hines: How a Traveling Salesman Became the Most Trusted Name in Food' See fewer	The Food That Built America (2019)
Duncan Hines Self - Founder of the Duncan Hines Boxed Cake Mix (archive footage) Self - Founder of the Duncan Hines Boxed Cake Mix (archive footage) See fewer	Strike It Rich (1951)
Jonathan Jeffrey Self - Archivist at Western Kentucky University Self - Archivist at Western Kentucky University See fewer	The Food That Built America (2019)
Ali Khan Self - TV Personality / Food Writer Self - TV Personality / Food Writer See fewer	The Best Thing I Ever Ate (2009)
Romi Kher Self - Assistant Professor in Entrepreneurship at Baruch College Self - Assistant Professor in Entrepreneurship at Baruch College See fewer	The Food That Built America (2019)
Jason Liebig Self - Food Historian Self - Food Historian See fewer	The Food That Built America Snack Sized (2021)
Vallery Lomas Self - Author 'Life Is What You Bake It' Self - Author 'Life Is What You Bake It' See fewer	The Great Holiday Baking Show (2015)
Susan Marks Self - Author 'Finding Betty Crocker: The Secret Life of America's First Lady of Food' Self - Author 'Finding Betty Crocker: The Secret Life of America's First Lady of Food' See fewer	Of Dolls and Murder (2012)
Edward Moon Self - Chef Instructor : The Culinary Institute of New York Self - Chef Instructor : The Culinary Institute of New York See fewer	The Food That Built America Snack Sized (2021)
Cameron Moser Samuel Gale Samuel Gale See fewer	The Food That Built America (2019)
Natalia Mehlman Petrzela Self - Associate Professor of History at The New School (as Dr. Natalia Mehlman Petrzela) Self - Associate Professor of History at The New School (as Dr. Natalia Mehlman Petrzela) See fewer	Your Bleeped Up Brain (2013)
Adam Richman Self - TV Host / Author / Historian Self - TV Host / Author / Historian See fewer	Stalking the Bogeyman (2023)
Joanna Saltz Self - Editorial Director at Delish.com Self - Editorial Director at Delish.com See fewer	The Food That Built America (2019)
Joshua Sargent Self - Food Writer / Editor Self - Food Writer / Editor See fewer	The Food That Built America (2019)
Campbell Scott Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	Big Night (1996)
Robert Seixas Self - Food Director at Delish.com Self - Food Director at Delish.com See fewer	Gordon Ramsay's Food Stars (2023)
Laura Shapiro Self - Author 'Something From The Oven' Self - Author 'Something From The Oven' See fewer	The Food That Built America (2019)