This ham sandwich cake served 20 people as part of the New Year's Eve table. I used whole rye bread slices for the 3 bread layers (3x4 slices per layer). The moist (NB! this is absolutely essential, as there is nothing worse than a dry sandwich cake!) filling consisted of finely chopped pickled dill cucumbers, lean turkey ham, cream cheese, sour cream, mayonnaise, loads of herbs (dill, chives and parsley) and seasonings. But basically you can layer the bread with any of your favourite sandwich fillings. I do one with canned tuna, leek and chopped egg and mayo occasionally as well.
For decoration - small peppered pork ham rolls filled with grated cheese, mayonnaise, garlic and smoked sweet pimento pepper. But it's your call, really.
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9 comments:
That is a great looking sandwhich cake pille!
Is the outside coated in the sourcream , mayonaise and herb mix?
Do you have a photo of a slice?
we had one on xmas day pille but with cheeses... and brioche bread it was rounded
like clare I was about to ask for a photo of a slice to see the layers!
No picture of a slice this time - I served it at a big party in the midst of New Year's Eve midnight chaos, and was too shy to take a picture of my slice:(
Next time, I promise!
It's beautiful, Pille!!!
Very impressive. I've never seen anything like this before.
what an interesting buffet item!!
very impressive :)
Thanks, Dagmar! I thought your mum's sandwich cake looked gorgeous - and remember that I dislike shrimps;)
Kalyn - I guess I must make a sandwich cake soon again, and provide a recipe and proper pictures (especially of the slice!)
Kat & Satoshi - I didn't realise it's not common outside the region. It's very popular in Estonia (every single supermarket would stock at least one fishy and one ham cake, if not more versions; most cafes would make one on order), and I've seen lots of recipes for sandwich cakes on various Finnish and Swedish recipe sources. Basically, it's a fancy way to serve sandwiches - you cut the cake into small squares and everyone tucks into their cake with a small fork..
Hi Pille, what wonderful sandwich cake ! And what great idea. It reminds me that not everything which we had back in the seventies was bad at all, and I am sure it makes a great impression when being presented on the occasion of a party. Though I personally would prefer Dagmar's seafood version I could also fall in love with your ham option... Kindest regards and looking forward to your next posts, angelika
Angelika - thanks! It'd be interesting to follow the culinary trail of the sandwich cake. I'm pretty sure it arrived in Estonia slightly later than in 1970s - the Iron Curtain must have been to blame:)
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