Swedish Sandwich Cake/ Smörgåstårta
User Reviews
4.9
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Prep Time
1 hr 30 mins
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Total Time
1 hr 28 mins
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Servings
24 servings
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Course
Main Course, Appetizer
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Cuisine
Swedish
Swedish Sandwich Cake/ Smörgåstårta
Description
The base consists of a large crust-free loaf sliced horizontally into five thin layers. The first filling combines diced smoked salmon and hard-boiled eggs with crème fraîche, mayonnaise, lemon juice, chives, salt, and white pepper for a mild, creamy flavor. The second filling mixes shrimp, crabsticks, red onion, dill, crème fraîche, mayonnaise, lemon juice, salt, and pepper, offering a seafood-forward tanginess.
Assembly alternates bread layers and fillings, creating a structured, sliceable cake. The outside is coated with a blend of mayonnaise and crème fraîche and garnished with thin cucumber rings, smoked salmon formed into roses, and fresh salad leaves, adding to both flavor and presentation. This cake serves as a festive dish suitable for parties or special meals.
The recipe highlights freshness of seafood ingredients and even slicing of bread for stability. The fillings rest before assembly to blend flavors. Setting the cake chilled helps it hold its shape. The decoration offers a colorful, inviting appearance paired with the creamy texture inside.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 1 bread crust-free loaf about 25 cm
1st filling
- 2 medium size egg hard boiled
- 200 g smoked salmon
- ½ dl chives finely chopped
- 2 dl crème fraîche
- 2 tbsp mayonnaise
- ½ tsp lemon juice
- 1 salt pinch
- 1 white pepper pinch
2 filling
- 300 g Shrimp
- ½ medium size red onion
- ½ dl dill finely chopped
- 75 g crabsticks or seasticks
- 2 dl crème fraîche
- 2 tbsp mayonnaise
- 1 ½ tsp lemon juice
- 2 salt pinches
- 2 white pepper pinches
Decoration
- 100 g smoked salmon
- ½ dl chives finely chopped
- 2 tbsp mayonnaise
- 1-2 dl crème fraîche
- lettuce or baby salad leaves, handful
- 10 cucumber slices
Instructions
Base:
- For the base you need 1 crust-free loaf of bread (approximately 25 cm) cut in to 5 horizontal slices. This celebration cake requires two fillings and toppings.
How to make 1st filling:
- Dice the salmon and eggs into 1 or 2 cm pieces and add to a bowl. Gently mix in the finely chopped chives, creme fraiche, mayonnaise and lemon juice. Add salt and pepper to taste and set aside to rest.
How to make the 2nd filling:
- Dice the shrimps, red onion and crabsticks into 1 or 2 cm pieces and add to a bowl.Gently mix in the dill, cream fresh, mayonnaise and lemon juice. Add salt and pepper to taste and set aside to rest.
How to make Smörgåstårta:
- Slices the cucumber into rings for decoration. Make about 6 roses with the smoked salmon. Mix the mayonnaise and cream fresh in a small bowl.
- Take one slice of bread and place it on a plate. Top the bread with half of filling number one.
- Add another slice of bread on top and add half of filling number two.
- Repeat with bread and filling number one. Bread and filling number two. Put the last slice of bread on top and press gently on top to even out the layers.
- Cover the cake with the decoration mix of cream fresh and mayonnaise. Decorate the top of the cake with salad, finely chopped chives, slices of cucumber and the salmon roses.
- Let the cake rest in the refrigerator for at least 3 hours or preferably overnight
Notes
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Overall Rating
4.9
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