Curacao Fruit Cheese - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 cup chopped dried apricot
1/2 cup sultana
1/2 cup orange liqueur
250 g softened cream cheese
2 tablespoons milk
chopped unblanched whole almonds
chopped walnuts or poppy seed

Preparation

Combine apricots and sultanas with the orange liqueur and soak for at least 3 hours.
Beat the cream cheese and milk together until smooth,then fold in the soaked fruit and refrigerate for at least an hour or until firm. Mould into a ball or a flat round, when moulded press the nuts or poppy seeds into the surface of the cheese ball. Chill until required and serve.