Banana Pudding Cupcakes

Made these for my 30th Birthday! Best cupcakes I've ever had! The frosting isn't too pretty, had a big mis-hap with the pastry bag (don't ask). But they still tasted just as good!!

BANANA PUDDING CUPCAKES

Cupcakes:
1 Betty Crocker® FUN da-Middles™ yellow cupcake mix with creamy vanilla filling
3/4 cup water
1/3 cup vegetable oil
2 eggs
1/2 box (3.4-oz size) banana cream instant pudding and pie filling mix
12 vanilla wafer cookies

Frosting:
1 cup butter, softened
4 cups powdered sugar
1/2 box (3.4-oz size) banana cream instant pudding and pie filling mix
3 tblsp heavy whipping cream
1 tblsp vanilla
2 tsp banana extract

Garnish:
1/2 cup crushed nilla wafers
12 whole nilla wafers

• Make cupcake batter as directed on cupcake mix box, using water, oil, eggs and adding 1/2 box of pudding mix. (Other half of box will be used in frosting.)
• Before filling paper baking cups as directed on box, place 1 vanilla wafer cookie in bottom of each paper cup. Fill cups as directed on box. Bake and cool cupcakes.
• Meanwhile, in medium bowl, beat frosting ingredients with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• Frost cooled cupcakes. Sprinkle tops with nilla wafer crumbs; top each with 1 cookie.

recipe from Better Crocker Website