Cocktail Birthday Cake

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 1 1/2 cups butter, softened
• 1 1/2 tablespoons prepared mustard
• 16 slices rye bread
• 1/2 pound boiled ham, thinly sliced
• 16 slices bread
• 1/2 pound cooked ham, thinly sliced
• 1/2 pound salami, thinly sliced
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 1/2 teaspoons curry powder
• 4 1/2 ounces toasted almonds

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Ready Time: 5 hrs 20 mins


• in a small bowl, mix the butter and mustard.
• remove crusts from the bread slices. on a small cookie sheet, arrange 4 rye slices to form a square. spread slices with a layer of mustard butter. top with 4 slices of boiled ham. top the boiled ham with four slices of bread arranged in a square. spread with mustard butter. top with 4 slices of cooked ham. top the cooked ham with four slices of rye bread arranged in a square. spread with mustard butter. top with 4 slices of salami. repeat until 8 alternating layers have been created. trim overhanging meat.
• place a small cookie sheet on top of the layers. weigh down the cookie sheet with a bowl so as to lightly flatten the layers into a thinner, square cake. continue flattening and refrigerate a minimum of 5 hours.
• frost the chilled cake on all sides with cream cheese and curry powder. decorate with almonds. refrigerate until serving.
• to serve, cut into quarters, then six cubes per quarter resulting in 24 pieces.