Raspberry Cheese Mont Blanc Shortcake

Directions

1. 1
   Make the spongecake.
2. 2
   Add the egg whites to a bowl.
3. 3
   Add the sugar a little at a time while beating with a hand mixer to thoroughly form fluffy peaks.
4. 4
   Switch to a rubber spatula, add in the egg yolk, and roughly mix together.
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   Add the sifted powdered ingredients in 4-5 batches and use a rubber spatula to mix it in using a cutting motion without kneading.
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   Add the next batch of powdered ingredients once the previous batch has been just about mixed in.
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   Mix together the milk and butter.
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   Heat in the microwave.
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   Add a little bit of the batter from Step 3.
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    Put the mixture from Step 4 back into the bowl.
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    The batter is complete when the batter drips down like a ribbon.
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    Pour into a parchment paper lined cake mold, tap it against the counter 2-3 times to get rid of air bubbles, and bake for 20-25 minutes at 170C (or 338 F).
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    Once it has finished baking, drop it once from a high location right away to get rid of excess air.
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    Remove from the mold, flip it over, and let cool as-is with the parchment paper.
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    Slice off the browned surfaces from the top and sides.
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    Slice and divide into 3 slices.
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    Since it's a pound cake mold, I think it's easy to slice.
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    Cut them pretty thinly.
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    Put the syrup ingredients in a container and heat up in the microwave to dissolve the sugar.
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    Set aside to cool.
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    Add the creme Chantilly ingredients to a bowl and whip.
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    Make the cheese cream.
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    In a separate bowl, add the cheese, lemon juice, and milk.
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    Knead to mix well, then mix in 60 g of Step 11.
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    On the slice of spongecake that will be used for the bottom, spread on syrup with a paintbrush and coat with a little bit of Step 11.
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    Place the center slice of cake on top and spread with more syrup.
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    Add crushed raspberries to the remaining creme Chantilly to make a raspberry cream.
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    Spread the raspberry cream on the center cake for the second layer.
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    Top with the last slice of cake and spread on the syrup.
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    Thinly coat with a small amount of the cheese cream.
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    Put the cream in a piping bag and use a Mont Blanc piping tip to pipe onto the cake.
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    Once it's all assembled, it's finished.
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    Let cool completely in the refrigerator.
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    Cut into 5 pieces, decorate, and enjoy!
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    It goes very well with strong black coffee.
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    This is the sweet potato version: https://cookpad.com/en/recipes/170951-sweet-potato-mont-blanc-shortcake
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    Here is a strawberry version: https://cookpad.com/en/recipes/170725-strawberry-mont-blanc-shortcake
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    Here is a Matcha Green Tea Adzuki Bean Version: https://cookpad.com/en/recipes/170738-matcha-chocolate-adzuki-mont-blanc-shortcake
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    Here is the orange and chocolate version: https://cookpad.com/en/recipes/170952-orange-chocolate-mont-blanc-shortcake