Savoury Sandwich Cake Smorgastorta Recipes

Steps:

• For the avocado chicken layer: Add the buttermilk, lime juice and avocados to a bowl. Mash the avocado until everything is combined. Fold in the chicken, bacon, chives and scallions. Season with salt and set aside.
• For the pimento cheese layer: Add the Cheddar, mayonnaise and pimento to a bowl and stir to thoroughly combine. Set aside.
• For the ham salad layer: Add the ham, mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, pickles, celery, scallions, onion, jalapeno and some salt and pepper to a bowl. Stir to combine and set aside.
• For the ranch frosting: In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, or using an electric hand mixer, mix the cream cheese until the cubes have combined. Add the buttermilk, white wine vinegar, garlic and grated onion and stir to combine.
• To assemble: Add desired layers between each bread layer. Spread a crumb coat of the ranch frosting to seal the cake, then add another layer of frosting to cover the cake. Decorate as desired with various toppings.

Steps:

• whip the cream until stiff, then fold thru the mayonnaise. (I used my whisk for both).
• set aside 1/3 of this mixture.
• Drain your fish and pick out all the bones etc.
• Combine with the 2/3 cream mix, adding your onions and dill, cayenne and lemon juice. salt and pepper optional.
• On a sturdy platter, (or a biscuit tray covered in baking paper) lay out 9 slices of crustless bread. If you slices are realy big, use 6 slices, and 3 X 1/2 slices, laying them out to form the base of the "cake".
• spread half the mixture over the bread.
• top with 9 more slices.
• cover evenly with the rest of your mixture and top with the last 9 slices of bread.
• Press it down with your hand to get an even top.
• Using the saved 1/3 of the cream mixture, spread over the top and sides of the cake.
• refrigerate overnight.
• garnish!
• there are no rules to garnishing, a row of egg slices, then some chopped cherry tomaoes, then a band of fresh chopped parsley. You can slice the smoked salmon and do a criss-cross design. Use the cucumber around the sides of the cake. Slice thinly and press against the sides.

Steps:

• Make fillings:
• In 3 separate bowls combine all ingredients for each filling, stirring each together until combined well. Season each filling with salt and pepper.
• Stack 4 bread slices together and with a serrated knife trim crusts from bread. Stack and trim remaining 36 bread slices in same manner.
• On a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or wax paper arrange 8 bread slices side by side in 2 rows of 4 slices each to form a rectangle. Top rectangle with half of egg salad filling, spreading evenly, and cover with 8 more bread slices in same manner, pressing gently on top and sides to form an even layer.
• Top second layer of bread with half of salmon filling, spreading evenly, and cover with 8 bread slices in same manner to form an even layer.
• Top third layer of bread with all of cream cheese filling, spreading evenly, and cover with 8 bread slices in same manner to form an even layer.
• Make layers with remaining salmon filling, remaining 8 bread slices, and remaining egg salad filling in same manner, ending with egg salad. Chill torte, covered with plastic wrap, at least 12 hours and up to 2 days.
• Make topping:
• In a bowl stir together herbs until combined well.
• Trim sides of torte and sprinkle topping over egg salad layer.
• Serve torte cut into small pieces.

Steps:

• For smoked salmon filling.
• 10 ounces smoked salmon, chopped fine.
• 1 1/2 cups crème fraîche.
• 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice.
• For cream cheese filling.
• 3/4 cup whipped cream cheese.
• 1/2 stick (1/4 cup) unsalted butter, softened.
• 3 tablespoons mixed finely chopped fresh herbs such as parsley, dill, and chives.
• 40 slices very thin firm white sandwich bread (from two 1-pound loaves).
• For herb topping.
• 1/3 cup finely chopped fresh parsley leaves.
• 1/3 cup finely chopped fresh dill sprigs.
• 1/3 cup finely chopped fresh chives
• Make fillings:.
• In 3 separate bowls combine all ingredients for each filling, stirring each together until combined well. Season each filling with salt and pepper.
• Stack 4 bread slices together and with a serrated knife trim crusts from bread. Stack and trim remaining 36 bread slices in same manner.
• On a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or wax paper arrange 8 bread slices side by side in 2 rows of 4 slices each to form a rectangle. Top rectangle with half of egg salad filling, spreading evenly, and cover with 8 more bread slices in same manner, pressing gently on top and sides to form an even layer.
• Top second layer of bread with half of salmon filling, spreading evenly, and cover with 8 bread slices in same manner to form an even layer.
• Top third layer of bread with all of cream cheese filling, spreading evenly, and cover with 8 bread slices in same manner to form an even layer.
• Make layers with remaining salmon filling, remaining 8 bread slices, and remaining egg salad filling in same manner, ending with egg salad. Chill torte, covered with plastic wrap, at least 12 hours and up to 2 days.
• Make topping:.
• In a bowl stir together herbs until combined well.
• Trim sides of torte and sprinkle topping over egg salad layer.
• Serve torte cut into small pieces.