Quick but Cute Cupcakes

I was in a hurry the other day but still wanted to make some cute cupcakes for a friend's birthday and I'd thought I'd share my "quickies"...

I used the Duncan Hines Moist Deluxe Devil's Food cake mix and it made 24 cupcakes. After I evenly distributed the mix in the pans, I added about 4 to 5 chocolate chips to each one and then bake as directed. This is what they look like right out of the oven:

I then got my can of awesomeness (I LOVE the fluffy):

And I get out this little tool:

My favorite cake tip for doing the classic spiral is this star:

Start on the outside and squeeze your icing out in a circular motion (keeping even pressure while squeezing) and go towards the center of the cupcake (it is so hard to take pictures with your left hand while icing with the right hand). I like to only cover about 75% of the top of the cupcake so people can still see what kind of cupcake it is:

And wah-lah

Then you can add whatever you want to jazz it up!

And they're so good! I promise :)

I hope everyone is having a great Sunday! Only 8 more days until we leave for Alaska for 2 WEEKS! Anyone ever been? I need some packing recommendations!