Do you know about the traditional Swedish sandwich cake, "Smörgåstårta"? 🇸🇪

2023.05.30 published

What is Smörgastårta? 🥪

I heard about it for the first time...

Have you heard of the dish called "Smörgastårta"?

Smörgastårta is a Swedish dish, decorated like a cake but made of sandwiches. It seems to be made for celebratory occasions such as birthdays and weddings.＊

Outside of Sweden (even in Japan!), it is often referred to as "sandwich cake."

Smörgastårta is a combination of the Swedish word "smörgås" meaning sandwich and "tårta" meaning cake.＊

Smörgastårta often uses Swedish specialty ingredients like small shrimp, salmon, prosciutto, eggs, and olives.＊

It seems that sour cream, which pairs well with sandwiches, is commonly used instead of whipped cream for the topping.♡

Smörgastårta as a Wedding Cake ♡

In Japan, there were newlyweds who adopted Smörgastårta as their wedding cake.♡

Emiri, who had her wedding at Raffino Ocean, had a concept of "ethical wedding," and since they did not use animal ingredients for the food, they were looking for a plant-based wedding cake.＊

That’s when they learned about Smörgastårta and decided to incorporate it for their wedding cake.♡

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The upper tier is Smörgastårta, and the lower tier is a sandwich cake.＊

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The surface is made to look like cream using soy milk mayonnaise, and the inside is filled with colorful vegetables. 🥒🍅🥔

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One of the charms of Smörgastårta is its vibrant and cute appearance when cut! ♡

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< Various Smörgastårta >

Here are various designs of Smörgastårta.＊

Smörgastårta designed with thinly sliced cucumbers, resembling flowers.

The beautiful cross-section of Smörgastårta is also a characteristic! ♡ (A delightful cross-section sandwich...!)

Roll cake style Smörgastårta. ♡

A gorgeous Smörgastårta sprinkled with red berries.

Decoration with leaves on the side. 🌱

When decorated with flowers, it looks just like a regular cake.

If you’re using it as a wedding cake, a surprise element could be to have it look like a regular cake on the outside but be a Smörgastårta on the inside...! ♡

Using thinly sliced cucumbers is the classic decoration method.＊

Decorating the sides of the cake with leaves. ♡

A stunning decoration using pansies, ham, and cheese. ♡

A refreshing Smörgastårta with salmon and lemon. ♡

Filled with ham, cheese, and tomatoes!

A decoration that seems fitting for a natural wedding. ♡

Round-shaped Smörgastårta.＊

Tomato and cheese Smörgastårta. ♡

Not a roll cake, but a rolled Smörgastårta!

Here is another rolled Smörgastårta. ♡

Round Smörgastårta decorated like a wreath. ♡

Yellow flowers resembling sunflowers. 🌻

A Smörgastårta with exposed bread, giving it a naked cake look (?).

Decorated with cucumbers on the sides. 🥒

Decorated with herbs on the outside. ♡

Ham shaped like a rose. ♡

The sides might be covered with nuts...?

Decoration that makes tomatoes look like flowers. ♡

A luxurious Smörgastårta adorned with shrimp and salmon.＊

Filled with shrimp in the center. ♡

Topped with strawberries for a vibrant touch. ♡

I want to try making Smörgastårta! ♡

I introduced you to the sandwich cake "Smörgastårta."＊

It seems that you can make it at home with the usual sandwich ingredients, sour cream, and the decorations (like ham and shrimp). ♡

It seems just right for home parties where some guests might not like sweet items, or when there are small children around.＊

Of course, it’s also lovely as a wedding cake, so keep it in mind! ♡