Dolly Parton unveils her expanded line of boxed baking mixes on her 78th birthday… and reveals she is ‘always cooking’ the chocolate mix for her husband Carl Dean

Dolly Parton smiled as she retired while busy with her latest career move, a departure from the stage.

The iconic country star has been hard at work expanding her cooking brand — as she’s released a “rockin’ new baking collection” in her Duncan Hines line, which she proudly unveiled on her 78th birthday last week.

She launched the baking brand hard in January 2022, when she released two cake mixes — banana and coconut — and two matching frostings.

Just a year later, in January 2023, the country queen added cornbread, cookie and brownie mixes to her collection, which she revealed she mixed for husband Carl Dean: “My husband is a huge chocolate fan, so I cook him all the time. chocolate’.

Now Dolly is sure to delight her fans as she has expanded the baking range even further with yellow cake, blueberry muffin, banana nut muffin, cinnamon swirl cake and chocolate cake mixes.

The iconic country legend, 78, didn’t wait long to release a ‘rockin’ new baking collection’ after her latest business venture – Duncan Hines, Dolly Presents – proved to be a runaway success

The blonde beauty also added a new creamy chocolate buttercream frosting.

Dolly’s collection, which is only available in the US, is affordable, ranging from her original mixes for $1.54 to $4.37.

The reasonably priced collection includes an illustration of Dolly in her younger years, alongside an overview of the cakes on offer.

To celebrate Dolly’s latest venture, convenience baking giant Duncan Hines has released a limited-edition Rockstar kit featuring all of her latest products and more for just $40.

Unfortunately for the British, its range cannot be shipped to Britain and is an exclusively American brand for the time being.

Dolly has talked for years about how much she loves baking, especially for her husband of 57 years, Carl.

And she was so eager to get the ball rolling on her new career move that she even sacrificed her birthday celebration on Friday.

She said Business insider: ‘There’s nothing wrong with working on your birthday, as long as you get good things done, right?’

She launched the baking brand hard in January 2022, when she released two cake mixes – banana and coconut – and two matching frostings.

Now she has expanded her baking range even further with yellow cake, blueberry muffin, banana nut muffin, cinnamon swirl cake and chocolate cake mixes.

And the new line won’t break the bank, as her newest products retail at Walmart for just $4.37 and her original mixes flog for a staggering $1.54.

To celebrate Dolly’s latest venture, Duncan Hines has released a limited edition rockstar kit containing all her latest products and more for just $40. Unfortunately for Brits, her range cannot be shipped to the UK and is an exclusive for the time being brand for the US

“I loved creating my Duncan Hines line with Conagra, and I’m excited that we’re going well beyond the baking aisle with new items in the store,” she said in a statement. “We want to continue to inspire special moments in the kitchen with some of my family’s favorite recipes, and I think people will really love them!”

The collection is only available for purchase on Duncan Hines’ Baking With Dolly website. The range was developed in collaboration with North American food giant Conagra Brands.

Her launch comes just days after the backlash Elle King received for her “guzzling” performance at a show celebrating Dolly Parton’s 78th birthday.

Insiders told The Ny Breaking that the country music icon would still like to take the stage with the singer.

Elle, 34, caused a stir among fans at the Grand Ole Opry on Friday when she appeared “hammered” during a performance at Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry at the Ryman Auditorium – prompting an apology from the venue.

The singer, Rob Schneider’s daughter, was seen slurring her words and saying the F-word several times during the set before admitting on stage that she was “hammered.”

Although fans were outraged by the display, a source revealed to DailyMail.com that Dolly had no intention of saying anything negative about the hitmaker.

“Dolly is in no way going to bash Elle for her performance at the Opry, that is not Dolly’s style and that will not be Dolly’s intention to put down another artist, especially a female colleague,” the insider explained.

They continued, “Dolly doesn’t begin to know what Elle is going through, even if it was just one bad night or something more, but there’s no way Dolly will drag Elle down, Dolly won’t tear her down.

“This could lead to something positive and special in their future performance together.”

The source added that Parton would likely try to take the opportunity to uplift the singer, adding, “Dolly is all about building people up and this unfortunate incident is just that: a bump in the road.”

“Dolly will get through it and expect the best and if she ever talks, sees or performs with Elle in the future, it will all be positive because that’s where Dolly’s mentality always is.”