Honey saffron Christmas cake

Name: Honey saffron Christmas cake
Ingredients: 225g butter , softened, plus extra for greasing; 2 tbsp brandy; pinch saffron (about 1⁄4tsp strands); 225g golden caster sugar; 4 eggs; 225g plain flour; 50g ground almond; 1 tsp baking powder; 300g raisin; 300g sultana; 100g natural-coloured glacé cherry , halved; 85g mixed peel; 50g whole blanched almond , roughly chopped; 50g whole blanched hazelnut , roughly chopped; 50g walnut pieces; 3 tbsp brandy; 2 tbsp honey