I've tried 3 recipes and hated them .. I had a chocolate chip pound cake for my wedding and it was amazing. My goal is to recreated my wedding cake by my 1st anniversary which is August.. Does anyone have a tried and true pound cake recipe they can share?

Are you a scratch baker?

What did you hate about the three previous recipes?

In scratch baking, learning the "basic" techniques will greatly enhance the quality of your finished cakes.

When measuring, do you use the "scoop and drag" method and then shake to level.... You should be aerating the flour prior to gently spooning it into the measuring cup and using a straight edge to level.

Also when it comes to mixing, MORE (as in more speed or longer mixing time) is not BETTER. Overmixing will develop the gluten and result in a tough cake.

Also, cake and AP flour are not 1:1 substitutions.
If your cake recipe calls for AP flour, use bleached unless the recipe specifies otherwise. (If you use unbleached flour in a pound cake the butter will NOT be evenly suspended in the batter, resulting in the bottom portion of the cake being very greasy.)

Cake troubleshooting charts:

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Great website for learning how to bake:

www.joyofbaking.com

Here's a multi-linked thread with (Smack Your Mama) pound cake recipes, tutorial, hints and tips.

http://cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopicp-2765703-.html
(Disregard post title - this is about pound cakes.)

Chocolate Pound Cake Recipes:

http://cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-403803-.html

HTH

Edited to fix broken links, again.

Texture has always been fine. I'm looking for the best tasting

You'll find a chocolate chip pound cake recipe at http://www.delightful-cake-recipes.com/chocolate-chip-pound-cake.html

Whenever I use vanilla/almond it tastes like WASC to me