Black bottom cupcakes are total classic Americana. Like chocolate and peanut butter cupcakes or tomato soup cake, many of us grew up with this classic dessert that came out of mom’s oven. It’s surprising you don’t see these classics more often, but over time they’ve been pushed over by hipper, more contemporary flavor combinations.

I admit I’m guilty of this myself, new flavors can be so much fun to play with and the creation process is more entertaining than a clown car on fire, but there is something to be said for the classics.

Their elegant simplicity.

You can usually depend on your pantry for the ingredients as none of them are ever exotic or expensive. They’re often simple recipes, and easy to put together. The perfect recipes for parents to teach their children.

However, the black bottom cupcake’s taste is unique and unrivaled. Dark chocolaty cake, with sweetened cream cheese and chunks of chocolate? Common, throw this into an old tin lunch pail with a PB