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Dolly Parton has collected tons of awards over her decades-spanning career in country music, and now, she can add a unique one to the mix. Parton, who released her own cake mixes with Duncan Hines earlier this year, earned recognition in PEOPLE’s Food Awards 2022. The country music icon gushed in a tweet on Friday (July 22):
“I’m excited to share that my Southern Style Coconut Cake Mix with @RealDuncanHines won Best Cake Mix in the People Food Awards 2022! Thank you @people”
PEOPLE’s awards recognize the 65 best supermarket products of 2022. The outlet explains that its “discerning group ate, drank, cooked and rated all the new supermarket products to find the best of the best,” narrowing down a list of more than 150 testers from 32 states, Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico. “The result: PEOPLE's third annual list of foods truly worthy of adding to your grocery cart—virtual or in-person!”
PEOPLE wrote about Parton’s Southern Style Coconut Cake: “The country music icon's mix bakes up ‘soft and fluffy’ with a ‘sweet but not overpowering’ coconut flavor.” See the full list of best supermarket products here.
Parton teamed up with Duncan Hines to release cake mixes and frostings, including “Coconut and Banana Puddin’,” she shared on Instagram earlier this year.
"I have always loved to cook and, growing up in the South, I especially love that authentic Mom and Pop kind of cooking," Parton said in a press release at the time. "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."