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Commercially packaged cake mix stays safe to eat long after its expiration date has passed -- up to 12-18 months. It's loaded with preservatives and uses dry milk and egg solids, so it isn't going to go "bad" for a long time. As long as the plastic pouch is unbroken it will taste fine.

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