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Sandwich Layer Cake (Smorgastarta)
Smorgastarta is a Swedish savory cake made of layers of bread, a variety of fillings, and a creamy icing over the top. The outside garnish often reflects the filling inside the cake.
servings: 4
total time: 1 hour
recipe by: Rae
Ingredients
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 8 oz sour cream
- pinch salt
- pinch white pepper
- 1/4 cup roasted red pepper pieces
- pinch garlic powder
- 4 1/2 slices dense sandwich bread, crusts removed, cut 1 slice in half
- 1/2 avocado, thinly sliced on a mandolin
- 15 green olives, thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup green onions,
- 1 cucumber, thinly slices on a mandolin, save some for garnish
- 1 tsp dill, chopped
- pinch lemon zest
- 1 carrot, 1/2 thinly slice on a mandolin, lengthwise and 1/2 saved for garnish
- Garnishments:
- 10-12 chive pieces random cut into 1-2 inch pieces
- dill sprigs
- carrot, zested and sliced very thin on a mandolin
- green olive slices
- cucumber slices
Directions
- In the food processor mix the cream cheese, sour cream, salt, and pepper until smooth.
- Put 3/4 of the mixture in a bowl and set aside.
- Add the roasted red pepper pieces to the food processor with remaining 1/4 of the cream cheese mixture. Puree until smooth.
- On a serving plate place 1 1/2 slices of bread and center on the plate. Spread with 1/4 of the roasted red pepper spread, taking care to not let it run down the sides.
- Shingle slices of avocado (make 2 layers), slightly overlapping covering the top of the bread. Sprinkle with green olive slices and green onion.
- Spread one side of another slice and a half of bread with another 1/4 of the red pepper spread and lay, red pepper spread side down, over the green onions.
- Now spread the top with another 1/4 of the red pepper spread.
- Shingle slices of cucumber (make 2 layers), slightly overlapping covering the top of the bread. Sprinkle with chopped dill and lemon zest. Layer with shaved carrot.
- Spread one side of another slice and a half of bread with another 1/4 red pepper spread and lay, red pepper spread side down over the carrot.
- Press down slightly with your hands to pack it all in. If anything runs out the sides clean it up with a paper towel.
- Use the white cream cheese/sour cream mixture that you set aside to ice the cake keeping the sides smooth.
- Decorate with all the garnishments in a summer-outdoor motif or vegetable polka dots.
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