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Thinly sliced radish, ribbons of cucumber and fresh herbs can be used to decorate the sandwich-turned cake.

Two culinary categories are always at the top of my most-wanted list: sandwiches and cake. The glorious smorgastarta, a sandwich-cake or (sandwich-torte) that originated in Sweden, brings them together. Yes, it is exactly as it sounds: a savoury stacked sandwich made to look like a cake.

If IKEA offered smorgastarta (which is also much loved in Finland, Iceland and Estonia), the focus would be on assembly: The ingredients it contains isn’t as important.

As with all cakes, smorgastarta can be round, square or rectangular. It can be a loaf you cut into slices or a tiered round you serve in wedges. And you can assemble it freestyle; no need for a pan.

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