Monotonic transformation will greatly simplify. But it can be solved directly.
Let the budget line be p*x1+x2=m. And [(x1+lnx2)^1/3] = z or [{(m-x2)/p + lnx2}^1/3]=z.
Then dU/dx2 = 0 => dU/dz * dz/dx2 = 0.
dU/dz being exponential function cannot be zero.
So dz/dx2 = 0.