I loved this, Jolene! Your name! Dolly! That cake!!! 😍 I looove making lemon curd. It is the one thing I make that always comes out exceptional. Definitely going to try out this recipe.
My first best friend was named Jolene so I've always had a fondness for the name. She moved away when I was four and she must have been about six (sixty years ago 😳!). The only thing I really remember about her is that we stole a gift box of chocolates off of a neighbor's porch. We got in big trouble, but boy those candies were good. Also I am in love with Beyoncé's new album. I've listened to it multiple times a day since it came out and her duet with Miley is one of my favorites. All that to say, lemon cake sounds like a really good idea right now.
i am WOWED. these layers! with the artists' favorite colors, and blooms, and flavors, taken into consideration! plus your history with the music. Jolene, this, um ... takes the cake. and i'm grateful for the shout-out xoxo
I don't even eat cake or sweets and I still loved this post. It's light and springy, just like the delicious cake you made. I admire how you mix in the symbolism from Beyonce, Miley, and Dolly into the post and the cake. So enjoyable and well done. Came out just right.
That's quite a do Dolly has. I'm glad that fashion era is gone. Looks like a lot of work.
Looking forward to your next post. But before that, like right now, I'm going to listen to the song.
I love everything about this, too. I listened to Cowboy Carter on repeat all Easter Sunday while I made coconut cupcakes. If only I saw this before I would have made this. I'm jealous you saw DP at Forest Hills. I have been singing II Most Wanted til my coworker got sick of it and begged me to stop!
I cannot begin to tell you how this post made me smile! When said by English speakers, my name sounds just like Jolene-- people have been singing the song at me for 33 years now. 33 years on April 2nd to be precise-- and my preferred birthday cake in recent years? It has to be filled with lemon curd. My favourite Jolene? Miley's Backyard Sessions!
I am just grinning from ear to ear, thank you for sharing such a fun post with us :)
This was absolutely *sparkling.* I read the whole thing with a smile—and now I feel like whipping up a batch of lemon curd while listening to this album. Thanks for the burst of inspiration!
I love everything about this. The lemon cake (my favorite)! Beyonce! Jolene!
I loved this, Jolene! Your name! Dolly! That cake!!! 😍 I looove making lemon curd. It is the one thing I make that always comes out exceptional. Definitely going to try out this recipe.
“An enthusiastic dork” 🤣 my new aspiration
Another delicious post! 🍋
So fun! I will always gravitate toward a lemon dessert and this one sounds lovely.
Now I can’t get the Nora Jones version to stop playing in my head. Wonder how you’d translate that into food?
Olivia Newton John recorded a gorgeous version of Jolene in the 70s. I love that so many people shamelessly serenade you 😁
My first best friend was named Jolene so I've always had a fondness for the name. She moved away when I was four and she must have been about six (sixty years ago 😳!). The only thing I really remember about her is that we stole a gift box of chocolates off of a neighbor's porch. We got in big trouble, but boy those candies were good. Also I am in love with Beyoncé's new album. I've listened to it multiple times a day since it came out and her duet with Miley is one of my favorites. All that to say, lemon cake sounds like a really good idea right now.
I can’t explain it but you remain a blonde in my head—just like Beyoncé
Jolene! You are such a fascinating woman...so glad I know you! And the cake...yum!❤️
i am WOWED. these layers! with the artists' favorite colors, and blooms, and flavors, taken into consideration! plus your history with the music. Jolene, this, um ... takes the cake. and i'm grateful for the shout-out xoxo
I don't even eat cake or sweets and I still loved this post. It's light and springy, just like the delicious cake you made. I admire how you mix in the symbolism from Beyonce, Miley, and Dolly into the post and the cake. So enjoyable and well done. Came out just right.
That's quite a do Dolly has. I'm glad that fashion era is gone. Looks like a lot of work.
Looking forward to your next post. But before that, like right now, I'm going to listen to the song.
Love this post - and thank you for this recipe - you've prompted me to go and make a Victoria sponge.
I named my daughter Cecilia in the hope that she'd be serenaded through life - and indeed she is!
I love everything about this, too. I listened to Cowboy Carter on repeat all Easter Sunday while I made coconut cupcakes. If only I saw this before I would have made this. I'm jealous you saw DP at Forest Hills. I have been singing II Most Wanted til my coworker got sick of it and begged me to stop!
I cannot begin to tell you how this post made me smile! When said by English speakers, my name sounds just like Jolene-- people have been singing the song at me for 33 years now. 33 years on April 2nd to be precise-- and my preferred birthday cake in recent years? It has to be filled with lemon curd. My favourite Jolene? Miley's Backyard Sessions!
I am just grinning from ear to ear, thank you for sharing such a fun post with us :)
This was absolutely *sparkling.* I read the whole thing with a smile—and now I feel like whipping up a batch of lemon curd while listening to this album. Thanks for the burst of inspiration!