Pashka, Russian Easter cheese dessert, a recipe from the Worldwide Gourmet

Ingredients

• - 1.5 kg (3 1/2 lb.) thick Fromage blanc or Baker's cheese, such as ricotta, brousse, etc.
• - 250 ml (1 cup) sugar
• - 250 ml (1 cup) heavy cream
• - 225 g (8 oz.) softened butter
• - 4 egg yolks
• - 125 ml (1/2 cup) candied fruit and peel
• - 125 ml (1/2 cup) finely chopped blanched almonds
• - 1 tsp. vanilla extract