Smörgåstårta — Print Recipe

A spectacular layered sandwich cake with bread, creamy fillings of shrimp and egg, coated in cream cheese frosting and decorated with seafood and vegetables.

Ingredients

1 loaf unsliced white bread, crusts removed, sliced into 3 horizontal layers
400g cream cheese
200ml heavy cream
300g cooked shrimp
4 hard-boiled eggs, sliced
1 cucumber, thinly sliced
200g smoked salmon
2 tbsp mayonnaise
Fresh dill
Lemon juice
Salt and white pepper

Instructions

1 Mix cream cheese with heavy cream, lemon juice, salt, and pepper until smooth and spreadable.
2 Place the first bread layer on a platter. Spread with cream cheese mixture, top with shrimp and dill.
3 Add the second bread layer. Spread with mixture, top with sliced eggs and cucumber.
4 Place the final bread layer on top. Coat the entire cake with remaining cream cheese mixture.
5 Decorate the top and sides with smoked salmon, shrimp, cucumber slices, dill, and lemon wedges.
6 Refrigerate at least 2 hours before serving. Slice like a cake.

Did You Know?

Smörgåstårta became wildly popular in 1950s Sweden and is still the centrepiece of celebrations — it looks like a cake but tastes like a sandwich.