1 medium onion, cut into 1/2-inch pieces.

Peel off the parchment paper..Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, using a handheld mixer, beat the cream until medium peaks form.

Whisk the lemon curd to loosen it, then fold the whipped cream into the curd.Chill until firm, about 1 hour.. Place 1 cake bottom side up on a cake plate and spread one-third of the lemon cream evenly on top, leaving a 1/4-inch border.Repeat with another cake layer and another third of the lemon cream.

Top with the final cake and the remaining lemon cream.Refrigerate the cake until set, about 2 hours.. Make Ahead.

The lemon curd can be refrigerated overnight.

The baked cakes can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature overnight.Well, if you're a street vendor in Accra, you're gonna get up at 2 a.m. and start making your shito and waakye (pronounced "WAH-chay") for the bustling queue of commuters lining up for their five-course breakfast.. What is.

Waakye truly is, in my opinion, the meanest street food alive.. Photo by Antonis Achilleos / Prop Styling by Christina Daley / Food Styling by Margaret Monroe Dickey.Waakye (also called awaakye) is more than one thing.

First off, it's rice and beans.The word "waakye" is from the Hausa language, and is the contracted form of the full name "shinkafa da wake," which means rice and beans.