In Japan, Mont Blanc is a very popular cake made with chestnut paste. It came from Europe originally in 1933, but has since been modified to Japanese people’s taste. It is called Mont Blanc because it’s supposed to resemble the appearance of Mont Blanc in the Alps. A classic Mont Blanc cake is a cupcake with whipped cream & chestnut paste on top, but today there are many fashionable variations, too, such as a Mont Blanc pie, tart, Swiss roll, etc.
