Breakfast and Brunch Recipes
Scrambled Egg Cupcakes with Cheddar Cheese Frosting
Ingredients
Baskets
- 8 slices white bread, crusts removed
- 2 tablespoons butter, softened
Eggs
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 7 eggs, beaten
- 3 tablespoons chopped fresh chives or 1 1/2 teaspoons dried chives
- Salt
- 8 (2 x 2 inch) squares sharp Cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
Baskets
- Flatten bread slices with rolling pin. Spread butter on one side of each slice. Press bread, buttered side down, into 8 muffin cups.
- Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until lightly toasted.
Eggs
- Meanwhile, melt butter in large skillet. Add beaten eggs and chives and cook over medium low heat until softly scrambled. Season with salt, if desired.
- When bread baskets are done, increase oven temperature to 475 degrees F.
- Fill baskets with scrambled eggs, top each with a square of Cheddar cheese.
- Return to oven for about 2 minutes or until cheese is melted.
Attribution
Posted by bettyboop50 at Recipe Goldmine May 11, 2001.