The singer-songwriter reveals the special treat she enjoyed as a child.

“Mama always made a chocolate cake.

We loved it,” Parton toldSouthern Livingin an interview.

Dolly Parton

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“We were from a big back-woods family.

We didn’t have all that sugar and all that stuff.

It was only on our birthdays that we got the special treats.

Triple-Layer Chocolate-Caramel Cake

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Mama made big ol' thick chocolate cake, which was always great.”

We’d run and pick them up."

“I love chocolate.

On special occasions when you have prettier things, I’ll make coconut cake or banana pudding.

But who doesn’t like chocolate?”