Recipe(tried): Dark Fruit Cake (using grape juice and soaked in apricot brandy)

This is not from Betty Crocker but I hope it helps. Its a Dark fruit cake recipe. Happy Holidays!!!!!!!

DARK FRUIT CAKE

8 oz. candied pineapple, diced
16 oz. fruit cake mix
8 oz. candied cherries, halved
1 cup dark raisins
4 cups nuts, chopped
3 cups flour, divided use
1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
4 eggs, separated
1 tbsp. ground cinnamon
2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. allspice
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. ground cloves
1 cup grape juice
1 cup butter, melted
cheese cloth
apricot brandy
aluminum foil

Preheat oven to 275 degrees F. Line 2 loaf pans with waxed paper.

Toss candied fruits, raisins, and nuts together in large bowl with 1 cup flour and set aside.

Mix brown sugar and 4 egg yolks; beat 2 minutes on medium speed of mixer; set aside.

Sift the remaining 2 cups flour with cinnamon, salt, allspice, baking powder, and cloves, then add to egg yolk mixture alternately with grape juice; set aside.

Stiffly beat 4 egg whites and fold into batter. Add fruit and nut mixture to batter along with melted butter and mix well. Press into 2 loaf pans lined with waxed paper.

Bake at 275 degrees F about 3 1/2-4 hours. Cool 20 minutes then remove from pans.

Soak cheese cloth with apricot brandy and wrap around cakes. Wrap in aluminum foil and season for 3 weeks in cool place. Slice thin to serve.