Fruitcake Reinvented - Hormel Foods

Ingredients

• ½ cup golden raisins
• ½ cup dried cherries
• ⅜ cup dried apricots, chopped
• ⅓ cup orange juice
• 1 cup applesauce
• 2 teaspoons grated orange rind
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 1½ cups granulated sugar
• ¾ cup butter softened
• large eggs, room temperature
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• ½ teaspoon ground ginger
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 4 JUSTIN’S® Dark Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Cups, chopped
• 4 ounces cream cheese, cubed and softened
• 2 fluid ounces powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons milk
• ½ cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 (16-ounce) package HORMEL® Black Label thick-cut bacon