Smörgåstårta- A Swedish Sandwich Party Cake

My family is a Swedish/American hybrid and I am proud to say that I’ve learned to make a really healthy and decadent traditional Swedish Sandwich Party Cake called a Smörgåstårta, yes it’s like a smorgasbord. I rarely use any meat or seafood and very few animal products, but this follows our Whole Foods Plant Based Diet, so once a year, I make this shrimp, salmon and caviar cake for my husband’s birthday! We did discuss creating a vegan version of this, maybe we can create that for next year. Once you compile all of the ingredients, it’s easy to put together. Some people use edible flowers too, this cake is truly a work of art and can feed many at once.

Serves: 6-8

Ingredients:

8 oz. ready made- salmon, whitefish, krab or egg salad spread or home make your own
1 lb. medium cold water shrimp- cooked, peeled, de-veined and de-tailed, chilled
1 lb. Norwegian smoked salmon filet, (or gravlax) sliced
5-6 hard boiled eggs peeled and sliced
16 slices of quality organic white/potato bread (1- 1lb. loaf of organic white/potato bread with crusts cut off)
8 oz. Neufchatel cream cheese
8 oz. organic sour cream
1 cup Veganaise
3 T. fresh dill chopped
1 long organic British cucumber washed and thinly sliced
1/4 cup organic radishes washed and thinly sliced
1 organic lemon thinly sliced
1 cup organic cherry tomatoes quartered
Optional: Kalles Caviar to taste
ground black pepper to taste

Instructions:

First, prepare Smörgåstårta “frosting”: In a mixing bowl use a whisk to combine cream cheese, sour cream and mayonnaise until smooth.

Slice all vegetables as directed above.
Take 1/2 of the shrimp and slice lengthwise.
Place four slice of bread on a larger serving plate.
Spread all of the chosen [salmon] spread all over the first bread slices.
Layer with thin slices of cucumber.
Slather some of the Smörgåstårta cream frosting on another 4 pieces of bread and place over the cucumber layer.
Spread some of the Smörgåstårta cream frosting all over the second layer of bread slices.
Break up about 1/2 of the smoked salmon and place on top of cream.
Spread some of the cream frosting all over the bottom of the third layer of bread slices, and place on top.
Spread some of the cream frosting all over the top of the third layer of bread slices.
Place the sliced shrimp on top of cream, and then sliced eggs to fit.
Top with the fourth layer of bread.
Take the rest of the Smörgåstårta cream and frost like a cake with a rubber spatula.
Warm and wet a butter-knife and smooth.
Decorate the cake artfully with remaining ingredients, making smoked salmon “roses,” alternating with remaining cucumber, radishes and shrimp.
Finish with fresh ground pepper and Kalles caviar.

Smörgåstårta- A Swedish Sandwich Party Cake

My family is a Swedish/American hybrid and I am proud to say that I've learned to make a really healthy and decadent traditional Swedish Sandwich Party Cake called a Smörgåstårta, yes it's like a smorgasbord. I rarely use any meat and very few animal products, but this follows the Whole Foods Plant Based Diet, so once a year, I make this shrimp, salmon and caviar cake for my husband's birthday! Once you compile all of the ingredients, it's easy to put together. Some people use edible flowers too, this cake is truly a work of art and can feed many at once.

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Ingredients

  

• 8 oz. ready made- salmon whitefish, Krab or egg salad spread or home make your own
• 1 lb. medium cold water shrimp- cooked peeled, de-veined and de-tailed, chilled
• 1 lb. Norwegian smoked salmon filet sliced
• 5-6 hard boiled eggs peeled and sliced
• 16 slices quality organic white/potato bread 1 1lb. loaf of organic white/potato bread with crusts cut off
• 8 oz. Neufchatel cream cheese
• 8 oz. organic sour cream
• 1 cup Veganaise
• 3 T. fresh dill chopped
• 1 long organic British cucumber washed and thinly sliced
• 1/4 cup organic radishes washed and thinly sliced
• 1 organic lemon thinly sliced
• 1 cup organic cherry tomatoes quartered
• Optional: Kalles Caviar to taste
• ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

 

• Slice all vegetables as directed above.
• Take 1/2 of the shrimp and slice lengthwise.
• Place four slice of bread on a larger serving plate.
• Spread all of the chosen [salmon] spread all over the first bread slices.
• Layer with thin slices of cucumber.
• Slather some of the Smörgåstårta cream frosting on another 4 pieces of bread and place over the cucumber layer.
• Spread some of the Smörgåstårta cream frosting all over the second layer of bread slices.
• Break up about 1/2 of the smoked salmon and place on top of cream.
• Spread some of the cream frosting all over the bottom of the third layer of bread slices, and place on top.
• Spread some of the cream frosting all over the top of the third layer of bread slices.
• Place the sliced shrimp on top of cream.
• Top with the fourth layer of bread.
• Take the rest of the Smörgåstårta cream and frost like a cake with a rubber spatula.
• Warm and wet a butter-knife and smooth.
• Decorate the cake artfully with remaining ingredients, making smoked salmon "roses," alternating with remaining cucumber, radishes and shrimp.
• Finish with fresh ground pepper and Kalles caviar.

Notes

Serves: 6-8