I actually made this exact recipe for Christmas. It's delicious. Mine came out a bit dry because it was tough to tell if the inside was fully baked because it's so dense. Should have pulled it out a few minutes earlier. I brushed the orange glaze on and wrapped it for two days but it was still a touch dry on the day of. I then eventually ended up dousing the entire thing in bourbon to up the alcohol flavor and moisture and now it's great. This recipe is highly tweakable and customizable. Will probably make again next year and skip candying my own cherries, which was a lot more work for little effect in the cake.

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