Recipes40Cream Cheese Pound CakeThis recipe, along with others that require foods to be cooked in a “cold start” oven or an oven that has not been preheated, workswell using our Timed-Delay baking feature.Nonstick cooking spray1⁄ 2 pound butter (2 sticks), softened1⁄ 2 cup vegetable shortening8 ounces cream cheese, softened3 cups sugarDash of salt6 eggs3 cups cake flour2 Tbsp. vanilla extractSpray two 9" x 5" loaf pans with nonstick cooking spray. In a large mixing bowl, combine butter, vegetable shortening, creamcheese, sugar and salt. Mix together until well creamed. Add eggs one at a time mixing after each addition. Add flour one cup ata time and mix. Add vanilla and combine.Divide batter into loaf pans.Place both loaves in cold oven on rack position 2.TO SET TIMED-DELAY:• Press Convection Bake mode and the Down arrow until you reach 325˚F.• Press Cook Time button. This refers to the duration of baking time. Use the Up arrow to enter 55 minutes.• Finally, press the Stop Time button. This refers to the time you wish for the pound cake to be done baking. Use the Up arrow toselect the time of day you wish to have dessert.• If you wish to bake the pound cake now, don’t enter a new time into the Stop Time, just press Stop Time once. Do not skip thisstep, or the oven will go through its normal preheat with the broiler. Notice that the 55 minutes has been added into the StopTime for you.• 3 beeps will sound to tell you the pound cake is done. Remove it, let cool, and enjoy your perfectly cooked pound cake.• If you are not around to hear the tone, the oven will go into a Hold mode. It will display Hold on the screen and maintain 150˚F.The oven is going into a Hold mode at 150˚F so that the food will not be in the temperature danger zone (40˚F-140˚F). Keep inmind that the pound cake will continue to cook in the Hold mode due to the residual heat in the oven, but it will be safe to serveto your guests. It will remain in this mode for 2 hours.Makes two 9" x 5" loaves.* Before using this feature, make sure that the clock correctly reflects the A.M. or P.M. setting. This does not show on the clock display,but must be set correctly to ensure that the food is cooked when you want it.