Orange Brandy Fruitcake - a modern update to an old fashioned favourite!

Name: Orange Brandy Fruitcake - a modern update to an old fashioned favourite!
Ingredients: 1 ½ cups sugar; 1 cup cream cheese (8 oz); 1 cup butter; 2 tsp vanilla extract; 1/2 tsp almond extract (optional); 4 eggs; zest of 2 oranges (finely minced); 2 ¼ cups flour (reserve ¼ cup to dust the fruit at the end); 1 ½ tsp baking powder; 2 1/2 cups glacé cherries (chopped in half (or drained maraschino cherries)); 3/4 cup sultana raisins; 3/4 cup golden raisins; 1 cup mixed candied citrus peel (or mixed glacé fruit); 8 ounces Up to 8 ounces of orange brandy or other orange liqueur (35-40% alcohol)

"Orange Brandy Fruitcake - a rich cream cheese batter is the base for this simple, delicious citrus fruitcake that will be the star of your Christmas baking...."

INGREDIENTS

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1 ½ cups sugar

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1 cup cream cheese (8 oz)

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1 cup butter

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2 tsp vanilla extract

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1/2 tsp almond extract (optional)

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4 eggs

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zest of 2 oranges (finely minced)

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2 ¼ cups flour (reserve ¼ cup to dust the fruit at the end)

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1 ½ tsp baking powder

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2 1/2 cups glacé cherries (chopped in half (or drained maraschino cherries))

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3/4 cup sultana raisins

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3/4 cup golden raisins

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1 cup mixed candied citrus peel (or mixed glacé fruit)

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8 ounces Up to 8 ounces of orange brandy or other orange liqueur (35-40% alcohol)

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