Brandied Date Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

7 tbsp butter, softened
4 oz cream cheese, softened
1 1/4 cups firmly packed brown sugar
3 None large eggs, at room temperature
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup self-rising flour
1/4 cup brandy, plus 1 tbsp extra
13.5 oz dried dates, pitted, coarsely chopped
3 oz mixed citrus peel

Preparation

Preheat oven to 300\u00b0F. Line base and side of deep 8 inch-round cake pan with 3 layers of parchment paper, bringing paper 2 inches above edge of pan.
Beat butter, cheese and sugar until combined. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing until combined between additions. Mix in flour and 1/4 cup brandy and mix until smooth. Fold in dates and citrus peel. Transfer to prepared pan and bake for 1 hour 30 mins.
Brush hot cake with extra brandy. Cover pan tightly with foil and let cake cool in pan.
Dust with powdered sugar to serve.