Small Spice Cakes with Meringue and Raspberries

Ingredients

• Cake

  • ⅔ cup (100 g) unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp ground cinnamon
  • ½ tsp ground ginger
  • 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 egg
  • ½ cup (105 g) brown sugar
  • 3 tbsp (45 ml) vegetable oil
  • 6 tbsp (90 ml) milk

• Pastry Cream

  • 1 tsp gelatin
  • 2 tbsp (30 ml) cold water
  • ⅓ cup (70 g) sugar
  • 2 tbsp cornstarch
  • 3 egg yolks
  • ¾ cup (180 ml) milk
  • ½ tsp (2.5 ml) sweet clover extract or vanilla (see note)
  • 2 tbsp unsalted butter

• Assembly

  • ¾ cup (160 g) sugar
  • ¼ cup (60 ml) water
  • 1 tbsp (15 ml) corn syrup
  • 3 egg whites
  • 1 ¼ cups (170 g) fresh raspberries