Swedish sandwich cake

Smorgastarta, Swedish Sandwich Cake is a beautiful savory cake it's the perfect appetieser for any event, made with layers of bread, cream cheese, smoked salmon and a beautiful egg salad. Decorating it's the most fun part and you can be creative choosing what and how you want the cake to look like. What I love about this cake is that you can choose different things to put on each layer of bread depending on your tastes.

If you wanted to make it into Guinness Book of World Records, what would you do? Well, in 1985, a man named Hasse 'Hasse P' Pettersson decided that he would put his slandered hometown Köping on the map again by making the world's longest sandwich cake, or smörgåstårta. The record-winning cake turned out to be 510 meters and 69 centimetres, or 1675 feet and 5 inches. And yes, the record still stands. Sandwich cakes are popular for graduation parties, daytime wedding receptions, and birthday…

Make the best homemade Smorgastarta. Our quick & easy Swedish sandwich cake recipe features fresh salads and a savoury cream cheese icing.

Smorgastarta, Swedish Sandwich Cake, truly brings the artist out of you. Intricate layers united by a cream cheese/yogurt spread stepped up in flavor with the moistest and delicious salmon you could ever taste. Add an egg salad and a most beautiful array of color and poise on top, and we have a real surprise in taste and texture. Come with us, let's Eat the World, and experience Sweden together!

This is a real treat of a recipe that brings me back to my childhood. A sandwich cake is a savoury cake often served at birthdays and festivities here in Sweden.

The sandwich cake of champions.

If you wanted to make it into Guinness Book of World Records, what would you do? Well, in 1985, a man named Hasse 'Hasse P' Pettersson decided that he would put his slandered hometown Köping on the map again by making the world's longest sandwich cake, or smörgåstårta. The record-winning cake turned out to be 510 meters and 69 centimetres, or 1675 feet and 5 inches. And yes, the record still stands. Sandwich cakes are popular for graduation parties, daytime wedding receptions, and birthday…

Today is all about the Smörgåstårta or Swedish Sandwich Cake! At first glance, most think 'wow, what a beautiful cake', but with a closer look you see its savoury secret! Enjoyed year round in Scandinavia, but especially around holidays and gatherings!

A simple filled savory layer cake with smoked salmon.