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Sandwich Layer-Cake

A layered sandwich cake made with shrimp, eggs, cottage cheese, mayonnaise, and sour cream.

From the Wikibooks Cookbook · 10 ingredients
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Why it works: Pepper and dill match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,630 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Sandwich Layer-Cake

10–15
Total1 hr

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the shrimp and eggs

  1. Boil the eggs until hard, and peel the shrimp.

  2. Set aside about one-third of the shrimp for garnishing.

  3. Chop the remaining shrimp for filling.

Make the filling

  1. Mix 1 dl mayonnaise with 1 dl sour cream in a cup or bowl, and place in the refrigerator.

  2. Mix the remaining mayonnaise with the cottage cheese and the chopped shrimp in another bowl; this is the filling.

Assemble the cake

  1. Cut the bread lengthwise into eight 1 cm thick slices, then discard the top and bottom slices.

  2. Place two slices next to each other on a cutting board.

  3. Spread one third of the filling on top of the bread slices.

  4. Add two more bread slices on top.

  5. Spread half of the remaining filling on top.

  6. Add two more bread slices on top.

  7. Spread the remaining filling on top.

  8. The cake should now have four layers of bread with three layers of filling between them.

  9. If necessary, even out the edges of the cake with a sharp knife.

Coat and garnish

  1. Take the mayonnaise/sour cream mix out of the refrigerator and spread it thinly and evenly on the sides of and on top of the cake.

  2. Cover the sides of the cake with chopped parsley or dill.

  3. Garnish with shrimp, sliced eggs, and dill sprigs or lemon slices.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

864Calories
73 gProtein
12 gFat
115 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Shrimp100g cooked99
Cottage Cheese1/2 cup (113g) 2%98
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Dill5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried4
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

Recipe from the Wikibooks Cookbook.

Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Pepper + dilltop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,630 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  2. Egg + breadtop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together22,662 recipes

    Shared aroma: (e)-2-octenal (fatty, green).

  3. Cottage cheese + dilltop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together38 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).

  4. Shrimp + dilltop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together149 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  5. Cottage cheese + breadtop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together72 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Shrimp
Supplies the main flavour and firm, meaty bite of the filling.
Cottage cheese
Adds moisture and a soft, creamy body to the filling.
Mayonnaise
Adds fat and richness, keeping the filling smooth and moist.
Sour cream
Adds acidity and a tangy, smooth finish to the coating.
Sandwich bread
Provides the layered structure that holds the filling in place.

The step that matters

Spread the mayonnaise/sour cream coating thinly and evenly. A thin, even coat from cold mixture sets neatly on the cake. A thick or warm layer can slide, soften the bread and blur the clean edges.

Swap the dill

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (egg, shrimp, cottage cheese, cream, bread, pepper):

  1. Nutmegfits about as well
  2. Garlicfits about as well
  3. Parsleyfits about as well
  4. Dillthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against egg, shrimp, cottage cheese, cream, bread, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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