I grew up in New Bern, North Carolina in what feels like to me now, a slower, calmer time.
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.
The assembled cake can be refrigerated overnight..
Originally appeared: December 2015.In November, we launched.But for me, there is an added fervor and excitement when waakye is purchased in the less aesthetically and environmentally pleasing clear polyethylene bag from innumerable bustling street food vendors, at half the price and double the deliciousness.
As a caterer who has spent 10 years in the street food and festival arena, I have always marveled at the street vendors for the stamina and ambition of this food service..There is an added fervor and excitement when waakye is purchased in the less aesthetically and environmentally pleasing clear polyethylene bag from innumerable street food vendors, at half the price and double the deliciousness..
The more widely known and lauded.rice is still viewed as a laborious preparation, hence its special-occasion status as a celebratory rice dish for Sundays, weddings, and parties (though that narrative is changing as easier shortcuts for preparation are popularized and Western franchises such as Pizza Hut, KFC and Burger King add jollof to their menus to woo the new burgeoning middle classes of Ghana's growing urban populations).. Waakye, on the other hand, can be eaten at any time of the day, either for breakfast, lunch, or dinner.