Zebra Cake

I have been wanting to try my hand at a zebra cake for some time. I again used this basic white cake recipe that I had found online (I had previously used it for my Easter Chick Cupcakes.) I found this online video very helpful in the construction of the zebra stripes. The finished cake was extremely moist (I highly recommend this recipe!) Unfortunately, the stripes were a little less than I'd hoped for...

Zebra Cake (White Cake)
(yields one 9-inch round cake layer)

1 cup sugar
½ c. butter
2 eggs
2 t. vanilla
1½ c. flour
1¾ t. baking powder
½ t. salt
⅔ c. milk

Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs one at a time. Add vanilla. Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. Add to the sugar mixture. Add the milk and stir until smooth. If creating a zebra cake, divide the batter into two parts and color one with food coloring. Grease and flour a 9-inch pan. Pour ½ cup of the white batter into the center of the pan. Add ½ cup of the colored batter into the center of the first scoop. Continue adding batter in ½ cup amounts alternating between plain and colored batter. Bake for 35-40 minutes. When cooled, frost with buttercream frosting.