can you not build a pot after the cbet?

Put it this way, any hand that is going to play for stacks will still call a flop check raise.

What about hands that you'll never get to play for stacks? If you knew your opponent had AQ, then donking out into him is a mistake.

I'm not saying I don't like donking out with a set as a good pot building play in some circumstances. But when I do donk out I have more of a reason than "I want to build the pot quickly." I want to do it on A or K high flops or on drawy boards. Thus I mke the $EV maximising plays against what I feel to be the largest portion of my opponents range.

In OPs hand, most of opponents likely range missed and a check raise will in my opinion win more than a lead. If he has AA/KK, the check raise will still be an effective method of getting in a stack.