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Country music legend and America’s sweetheart Dolly Parton announced she is partnering with Duncan Hines on a line of specialty cake mixes and frostings.

The company offered a limited-edition preview of the line for $40 on its website, which has already sold out. Parton’s products, including coconut cake and banana pudding cake mix, won’t hit store shelves until spring.

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“I have always loved to cook and, growing up in the South, I especially love that authentic Mom and Pop kind of cooking,” Parton says in the press release. “I am excited to launch my own line of cake mixes and frostings with Duncan Hines, bringing that sweet, Southern-style baking experience I enjoy to others.”

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