Smörgåstårta *

Another wonderful invention from the Swedes. We made this for a picnic with a group of friends... next time we'll take cutlery! 

Serves many

top

sliced bread, crusts removed

gherkins, sliced thinly

tomatoes, sliced thinly

boiled eggs, sliced

mayonnaise

sliced bread, crusts removed

mustard - I used Moutarde forte de Dijon

English cheddar, sliced

cooked beetroot, thinly sliced

mixed leaves

avocado, sliced & tossed in lime juice

sliced bread, crusts removed

tinned tuna

cucumber, finely sliced

dill / mustard sauce

sliced bread, crusts removed

bottom

for the decoration

equal quantities of sour cream* and cream cheese

fresh parsley

cherry tomatoes

radishes

* to make sour cream: simply whisk fresh lemon juice into fresh cream - ~2/3tbsp for every 250ml. Whisk in a tsp at a time until the cream thickens.

1.To get the shape; decide on the size you want and pick an equivalent Tupperware / cake tin / etc. 

2. Line your container with baking parchment.

3. Construct your Smörgåstårta in reverse order. Gently pressing down as each layer of bread is added.

4. Turn out you sandwich-cake onto a serving dish or (in our case) the lid of a larger Tupperware.

5. Trim edges and "ice" with the sour cream/ cream cheese mix. Then decorate at will!