Emergency! Need fix for un-set pie glaze!!

[happybellynh]

My mom went out on a limb and made a lemon cheesecake this morning- it's a cheesecake in a graham crust, with a lemon glaze topping. The glaze, unfortunately, did not set up at all and is now floating around on top of the cheesecake, ick-style.

Does anyone have a recommended fix? I considered siphoning it off and whipping it with cream for a cream topping? Or will another boil set it up?

The ingredients were sugar, cornstarch, water, 2 yolks, lemon juice, and butter.

Thanks in advance!

[goodhealthgourmet]

you probably didn't boil it long enough, but there's no way to really set it while it's *on* the cake. i'd honestly siphon/pour it off and make a fresh batch if you have the ingredients on hand. as a last resort, reserve as much of it as you can, and reheat with additional confectioners sugar & cornstarch to thicken it up.

[visciole]

Or siphon it off, or pat it off with paper towels, and then cover the messy top with strawberry slices or sour cherries or something like that. Or crushed nuts.

[dawnviola]

Blot the top to remove as much of the glaze as you can. Corn starch doesn't need to boil like flour does to activate its thickening power, so most likely it boiled to the point where the mixture broke and the starch fell apart.

Covering with crushed nuts and lemon zest will cover up any messy parts. Or, you can try to reglaze. Here's a recipe for a cooked glaze without cornstarch:

1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
Heat on medium/low to dissolve sugar, continue to cook until slightly thick. Cool and pour over cheese cake.

And a confectioner sugar glaze (no cornstarch):
1 cup confectioners (powdered) sugar
Juice of one lemon
Zest of one lemon
Mix all ingredients in a medium bowl, spoon over cake.

[Cherylptw]

I think perhaps you didn't cook it enough...or add enough cornstarch to the liquid. I usually add 1 to 11/2 tsp per cup of liquid depending on how thick I want the finished product.

[happybellynh]

Thanks for the ideas! We decided to spoon the unset gel/glaze off and chuck it, and made up a batch of weetened whipped cream with the juice and zest of one lemon, to spread on top. It was actually quite tasty, though the crust was a bit soft where it had been absorbing the unset liquid overnight.