Cake Collars for Mousse Cakes & Cheesecakes

A cake collar is not required for every mousse cake, but it is a useful assembly tool. Mousse is soft until it chills and sets, so a cake collar wrapped around the dessert or lining a cake ring contains it and helps keep the sides smooth and straight while it firms up. Fiesta Wraps cake collars come on 50-foot rolls in 2, 4, 6 and 8 inch heights.

In cheesecake, a cake collar is used to contain the sides and help keep a smooth side profile while the cheesecake chills or sets, especially for no-bake cheesecakes and cheesecakes assembled in a cake ring. It also holds toppings in place. A cake collar is an assembly aid, not a required tool; many cheesecakes are made without one.

To use a cake collar for a mousse cake, measure the dessert's height and circumference, choose a collar at least that tall, and cut a strip from the roll with a small overlap. Place it inside the cake ring or around the base, close it with a transparent sticker, assemble the layers, and chill as the recipe directs. Peel the collar away once the mousse has set.

To use a cake collar for cheesecake, choose a collar at least as tall as the cheesecake, cut the roll to its circumference plus a small overlap, and place the collar around the cheesecake or inside a cake ring. Close the ends with a transparent sticker, assemble and chill according to your recipe, then peel the collar away carefully after the cheesecake has set.

The cake collar for a mousse cake should be at least as tall as the finished mousse cake. Fiesta Wraps cake collars come in 2, 4, 6 and 8 inch heights. As a practical guide, the 4-inch suits standard-height mousse cakes and the 6- and 8-inch rolls suit taller layered mousse cakes, but measure your dessert first. Every height is a 50-foot (600-inch) roll.

Choose a cake collar at least as tall as the cheesecake you need to contain, including any topping held inside the collar. Fiesta Wraps cake collars come in 2, 4, 6 and 8 inch heights, each on a 50-foot (600-inch) roll. Shorter cheesecakes may need only the 2-inch height, and taller cheesecakes a 4-inch or more. The actual height of the cheesecake decides.

Yes. A cake collar is often used to line the inside of a cake ring when assembling mousse cakes, cheesecakes and layered chilled desserts. Cut the collar to the ring's inside circumference plus a small overlap, place it against the ring, close it with a sticker, and build the dessert inside. Lining cake rings is one of the uses named in the Fiesta Wraps cake collar listing.

Yes, a cake collar can help keep mousse cake sides smooth. The mousse sets against the collar's smooth, clear surface instead of spreading or setting unevenly, and the collar is peeled away once the mousse is firm. Results still depend on the recipe and on letting the dessert set fully before you remove the collar.

Yes. Cake collars are commonly used for no-bake and chilled desserts such as mousse cakes, no-bake cheesecakes and layered chilled desserts. These desserts are soft until they set, so the collar contains them and supports the sides while they chill. Fiesta Wraps cake collars come in 2, 4, 6 and 8 inch heights to match the height of the dessert.

To remove a cake collar, wait until the dessert has set firmly as your recipe directs. If it is inside a cake ring, lift the ring off first. Then remove the closing sticker and peel the cake collar away slowly and steadily, keeping it close to the side of the dessert. Peeling too early can pull at a soft surface.