PVC contains chlorine (that’s the C — chloride — in PVC) and is stabilized with any of a number of heavy metals (lead, mercury, cadmium — you name it). Nothing you’d want infusing into your otherwise good eats.

Yeah, it is tough to locate unless you have a shop that specializes in baking supplies. I link to it on Amazon and that may be the easiest way to find it.

You can try using parchment paper. Just coat the paper very lightly with oil first. I’ve never tried this, but it may just work.

If you use the acetate or the parchment you won’t have the worry about the mousse releasing from the molds, it will just slip out.

Thanks, Zoue

Thanks so much

Thanks for stopping by. The jars are from a company called weck http://www.weckcanning.com/
Aren’t they wonderful!

dulce de leche would make a fabulous substitute, but you really should try the cajeta, it has a flavor all its own!

Thanks, Zoë

What a lovely website! I’ve recently become a convert to your carrot cake after years of claiming I didn’t like carrot cake – it turns out I had not found the right one! Where, may I ask, are the small jam jars from which you used to display the cajeta in the above photo? They are so lovely! Also, I am not so familiar with cajeta; having grown up on dulce de leche, I assume it’s much the same and would be a good substitute?

Thank you!

Thanks for being so detailed with the directions too.