Jackie Spratt Cakes

I miss Jackie Spratt and her cupcakes. She no longer does party cakes or cupcakes or really will have a store front anymore. Jackie did my wedding several years ago (as well as several friends weddings) as well as my daughter’s first birthday cake. I froze the leftovers of that cake so I could have some… not the wedding cake, my daughter’s leftover birthday cake. It’s THAT good.
She’s had some unruly clients who’ve made party cakes a thing of the past and that saddens me that people can be so «the customer is always right» at any cost. Now the rest of us non-​brides get no cake. I kinda hate you all right now as I’m 33 weeks pregnant and all I want is a cupcake from Jackie.
Jackie is matter-​of-​fact and I like it. She told me what she could do with a cake and what she couldn’t do… none of the «sure, I can try and maybe blah blah»…she was to the point. She’s been in the biz for a while and has a great product so I wouldn’t tamper with that either. If you can’t handle that, then you might not like Jackie. She doesn’t sugar coat her words very much, just her cakes. I’m a fan.
Anyway, if you’re getting married you should totally make an appt with Jackie to compare to the others. She only works in buttercream and ganache (no fondant covered cakes), so if you want a fancy Alice in Wonderland-​Ace of Cakes work of art, not your place… if you want a cake that your guests will want more and attempt to steal other people’s slices (a big thing at my wedding), try her out.

My wife and I live in Frisco, TX. We stumbled onto Jakie’s old storefront in the Park Cities two years ago. We purchased an assortment of cupcakes and brought them home. After our first bite, my family fell in love with Jackie’s product. Over the years has supplied all our birthday and «big event» cakes. She creates such a quality product, all natural, light, better than homemade! Try one of our favorite cakes, butter almond with chocolate grenache. Truly, there is no comparision between Jackie’s product and any other bakery in Dallas! My wife and I have really high food standards, perhaps a bit of food snobs and would rate Spratt Cakes with A+. It is well worth the drive and bit of logistical inconvenience.
Jackie is a warm hearted indivdual, running a business on her own. (part-​time help of her daughter) The volume of cakes she turns out on a weekly basis is amazing. We learned a few years back, critical to ensure your order is placed on her calendar. Since she is not a production baker, the slots are few and get taken quick. So yes, in todays world of instant gratification this takes a bit of discipline, but a quick and easy lesson. Jackie has a bigger than life personality, which we have learned to cheerish. Jackie and her cakes could be the next reality TV show!
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Jackie makes fantastic cakes. She’s one of the few bakers who uses REAL butter (not the crisco stuff that most bakeries use as it holds up well in the TX heat) and high quality ingredients in her cakes. One of my pet peeves is bakeries that don’t use real butter in their icing. Instead, they will use «shortening» as it holds up well in hot climates like Dallas. Shortening has a long shelf life and in my opinion, should not be used for human consumption. I just don’t think it’s good for you, and it has no flavor and isn’t worth the calories.
I am a huge fan of Jackie’s almond butter cake with chambord and raspberry filling. Sometimes, I order the almond butter cake with lemon curd filling that she makes from scratch from fresh lemons. She also makesgreat cupcakes, but I prefer her cakes to her cupcakes. I agree that her cupcakes are kind of small for the price, and I’d rather get a cupcake at Sprinkles.
I just wish more people knew about Jackie Spratt cakes. She’s such a gem.

It’s been a year since my last visit — I had to go back juuuuuussst to make sure it’s still good (devious grin). Walking in this place the smell is what I imagine heaven to smell like. Sugar, chocolate, fruit, and cake batter… there’s some real bakin’ goin’ on up in der! No candle will ever be able to capture that essense… though they keep trying.
Jackie is obviously known for her cakes, but I went in here for my cupcake addiction. They have regular and jumbo sized ones and you never know what they’ll have available. We tried the champayne with almond buttercream icing, almond poundcake with buttercream icing, chocolate with toffee ganache icing and they were all amazing. Super moist and flavorful — they put the Cupcakery to shame. The only negative thing I can say is that they are really small in size for the price. This little piggy can easily put away 3 in a sitting… shhhhh. You get much bigger cupcakes at Society and Sprinkles for 2.75−3.00 when these are hardly peeking above the papers, so you feel a little gipped. But they are soooo good. My fav is the champayne cake with strawberry icing — I got that as a birthday cake once and it was crazycakes. Unfortunately on this visit they didn’t have the Champayne Delight cupcake… guess that’s just another reason to go back.

Jackie made the cakes for my daughter’s wedding. They were amazingly beautiful and the best tasting cake ever.
Jackie is just as sweet as she can be and when you go for cake tasting you will be the only one there, unlike those people who sell cakes and then turn them over for someone else to bake and decorate. Nothing to get lost in the translation. Jackie listened to what my daughter wanted and delivered beautiful cakes. She was a joy to work with and the service is so much more personal than those places where they have 50 employees.

For all you sweet tooth, cake and cupcake loving people out there Jackie Spratt Cakes is right up your alley. I have a sweet tooth that needs to be cured on a daily basis and if Jackie Spratt was around the corner she would be a rich lady and I’d be a fat man.
The shop is tucked behind Hillcrest across the street from SMU near Culwell & Son. It is run by Jackie Spratt and her daughter. It is obvious that she loves what she does. She is very passionate about her work.
We were first introduced to Jackie Spratt’s by an already loyal fan. It was a double chocolate cake that I remember fondly. We enjoy that one cake so much we order two more for separate occasions, then we had her bake our wedding and groom’s cakes. We arranged an appointment with her to discuss what we both wanted and she gave us all the time we needed. Jackie offered us samples of different cakes, frostings and fillings, suggesting different combinations. After describing our wants she sketched them out and it was a done deal. Champagne Cake with Chambord and Almond, and Dark Chocolate with Hazelnut and Raspberry. We were sent home with more cake to share, which didn’t last too long. The cakes were outstanding; the best cakes that I have had. The cake was moist, the flavors we incredible and the work she did on the outside was nothing less than perfect.
We were made a fan after the first bite and will be ordering her cakes for years to come. Plus, it’s always fun to go in… she remembers who you are and the cakes you ordered in the past asking…
«how was it?»
«Outstanding Jackie!»

Oh yeah, sorry Dena. Did I not mention Jackie Spratts makes my favorite cupcake in town? I’ve had two friends who commissioned their wedding cakes from Jackie Spratts. At the last one, there were actually 4 different flavors of cake (Champagne Delight, chocolate, carrot, and lemon, from what I recall), and each plate served by the waiters included varying combinations of 2. I spent a significant part of the night hunting down a plate with the 4^th flavor that I hadn’t had (I spent the rest of the night standing next to the hot chocolate bar, progressively loading my mug up with more and more dollops of whipped cream after each sip, wondering, «Wow! This is the best hot chocolate I’ve ever had! Why is it so good?» This was, of course, several vodka martinis into the night. But I digress).
Champagne Delight is their signature flavor. On a Saturday morning a couple weeks ago, they had Champagne Delight with strawberry buttercream frosting cupcakes– words can’t express.. . sigh. And yes, they are jumbo-​sized. Puts Sprinkles to shame on every dimension on which one could judge a cupcake.

Why haven’t I eaten here before? Someone really needs to tell me. It’s right around the corner from Goff’s. Maybe I was blinded from the fried pies, but I really should have at least had a cupcake. Because now I’m gonna have to have another.
Two words Champagne Delight. Yah… that’s a cupcake name. And it tasted awesome. Also had a bite of mini me’s banana cupcake with spice icing. Also great. I wish I could have tried more flavors. They have jumbo cupcakes with fillings! Standard cupcake $ 2.50 and jumbo filled are $ 6. Fillings include Kahlua, raspberry purée, apricot Grand Marnier. I WANT THAT.
They advertise a Mexican Chocolate Oatmeal Cake with cooked coconut and pecan candied topping which sounds like something I’d like to try to eat in one sitting.
Bottom line, waaaaaaaay better than Sprinkles. Not quite as good as Society Bakery. Check it out for sure! You’ll see me there again.
Note: cash and checksn only.

On my quest to taste the finest cupcakes in Dallas, TX, my students sent me to check out one of their favorites Jackie Spratt Bakery. Apparently, Jackie specializes in making beautiful wedding cakes, but my students were raving about the cupcakes. When I went in, there was a very small selection. That was okay by me, as long as the cupcakes were tasty. They were all very beautiful. I decided on a golden cake with a raspberry champagne frosting. The frosting was more of a thick glaze and had a delicate flower frosted on. The cupcake was pretty small. The cake and frosting were good, but sadly forgettable. I do however look forward to returning and trying different flavors.

What a shame! I fell in love with the pictures I saw on the web site. Living in Houston and having my neice’s wedding in Dallas posed its unique challenges. Talking to Jackie on the phone was fine… meeting her in person, not so good! We nicknamed her «The Cake Natzi». I wish I had walked out at her rude remarks and calling my ideas «garish»! I regret to say we paid her to do the cakes, both bride and groom’s. The groom’s cake was fantastic! Just what they wanted. I thought the bride’s was washed out and lacked what I had envisioned! Also, it tased just like plain white cake! So I would not recommend her at all!