German Christmas Stollen Recipe with Paradise Candied Fruit

Ingredients

• 8 1/2 to 9 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar, divided
• 2 1/4 oz each packages active dry yeast
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 cups milk
• 1 3/4 cup butter, softened and divided
• 4 eggs
• 1 1/2 teaspoons almond extract
• 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel (zest)
• 1 teaspoon rum extract
• 2 tablespoons cherry liqueur or maraschino cherry juice
• 1 1/2 cups slivered almonds
• 1 cup chopped candied cherries
• 1 cup chopped candied lemon peel
• 1 cup chopped candied orange peel
• 1 cup chopped candied pineapple
• 1 cup golden raisins
• 2 cups sifted confectioners’ sugar of dusting