If you are looking to convert baking recipes from cups to grams, use the tables of baking conversions below to guide you when converting ingredients like powdered sugar from cups to grams, or flour from cups to grams, or butter from cups to grams. There's a little math involved, but it's worth it. Once you know how to convert a recipe from one unity of measure to another, you will be able to bake almost anything, regardless of where the recipe was developed or how the ingredients were measured.
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In North America, most home bakers are used to using measuring cups to measure out ingredients for baking, whether dry ingredients, or wet ingredients. In Europe and other parts of the world, it's more common to weigh ingredients and use a kitchen scale. To convert recipes from weights to volumes, or from metric units to imperial units, you will need to get comfortable with all the ways we express and abbreviate volumes. Get the baking conversion charts bundle to help you convert pans, ingredients, volumes, weights, temperatures, and more!
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- Get familiar with the units of measure and their abbreviations
- Kitchen tools you need for measuring ingredients
- Why "how much does 1 cup weigh" isn't the right question to ask
- Conversions for fats
- Flour
- Sugars
- Chocolate
- Nuts
- Oats
- Converting metric volumes (mL) to imperial volumes (cups)
- Baking conversions chart
Get familiar with the units of measure and their abbreviations
Some recipe writers will spell out the units of measure in their recipe, as grams and ounces, for example, while others may abbreviate them to g and oz. Here's a rundown of the commonly used abbreviations for the units of measure used in baking.
Volume units
In baking, volumes are usually expressed with the following units and abbreviations:
- teaspoon is abbreviated to teaspoon or sometimes t
- tablespoon is abbreviated to tablespoon or sometimes T
- cups aren't usually abbreviated but you may see them written as C or c
- millilitre is abbreviated to mL
- litre is abbreviated to L
- fluid ounces are abbreviated to fl oz
Basic baking conversions to remember for volumes
While teaspoons and tablespoons are common in many countries, they aren't common everywhere. Furthermore, 1 teaspoon or 1 tablespoon can mean different volumes, depending on the location, though commonly, the conversions for volumes are as follows:
- 2.5 mL is ½ tsp
- 5 mL is 1 tsp
- 15 mL is 1 tablespoon (in most countries)
- 20 mL is 1 tablespoon (in Australia)
- 60 mL is ¼ cup
- 80 mL is ⅓ cup
- 125 mL is ½ cup
- 180 mL is ¾ cup
- 160 mL is ⅔ cup
- 250 mL is 1 cup
- 8 fl oz is 250 mL or 1 cup
- 32 fl oz is 1 L
Weight units
Bakers express weights using the following units and abbreviations:
- ounces are abbreviated to oz
- grams are abbreviated to g
- kilograms are abbreviated to kg
- pounds are abbreviated to lb
Conversions for imperial to metric weights
- 1 lb is equivalent to 16 oz or 454 g
- 2-¼ lb is equal to 1 kg
- 1000 g is equal to 1 kg
Remember that when you measure out dry ingredients, use cup measures designed for dry ingredients (like these on Amazon), like flour, sugars, oats, etc. On the other hand, use a measuring cup designed for liquids (like this one onAmazon) when you need to measure ingredients like milk, water, and anything that is fluid!
While both tools measure volumes, it's a lot easier to fill dry measuring cups with dry ingredients and level them by running the back of a knife across. And liquid measuring cups make filling, pouring, and walking around a lot less messy. No spills! Trust me! For nut butters, I use dry measuring cups. Use the tool that you are most comfortable with.
For small quantities of ingredients, never weigh them unless you have a scale that can handle small weights of less than 10 grams. So for ingredients like baking soda, baking powder, and salt, use tablespoons and teaspoons, not your kitchen scale.
If you are unsure, consult this guide to measuring baking ingredients so you use the tools you have properly!
Get the baking conversion charts
One essential tool if you want to transition to baking with your kitchen scale by weight instead of with measuring cups is a baking ingredients conversion chart. I've put together an easy-to-use printable Baking Conversions Chart with all the most common baking ingredients that you will need to bake most recipes, including the ones on this blog. The baking conversions chart includes cups, metric & imperial measurements (grams & ounces), and it's printable! Buy the complete bundle of baking conversion charts to convert ingredients, pans, temperatures, volumes, weights, and more.
Here are the tools you need to measure ingredients in your kitchen:
- Dry measuring cups: I like heavy duty stainless steel dry measuring cups that sit flat on the counter so that I can spoon ingredients into them easily without the risk of them tipping over. I recommend this OXO set of dry measuring cups from Amazon, which hold together with a magnet.
- Set of measuring spoons: I own this stainless steel set that you can find on Amazon. The spoons fit in most jars.
- Liquid measuring cups: I like this set of glass Pyrex measuring cups that you can find on Amazon. Ideally, you should have a 1 cup liquid measuring cup and a 2 cup liquid measuring cup. I also have a 4 cup measuring cup, which is more useful for cooking than baking (like if you have to measure large cups of stock or water for soups and stews). Oxo makes a set of neat liquid measuring cups that are easy to read from above. If you have trouble bending down to read a cup measurer, I highly recommend the Oxo measuring cups! You can also find them on Amazon.
- Kitchen scale: I have tried several brands but I love the Oxo kitchen scale the most. The OXO kitchen scale takes regular AA batteries, it can also be used to weigh by difference (with negative numbers!), it has a pull out display, and the stainless steel plate that you weigh on can be removed, making washing so much easier—get the OXO kitchen scale on Amazon. By the way, OXO has a new version of their popular kitchen scale on Amazon, but I haven't tried it yet.
- Technique is everything so make sure to read this guide to measuring ingredients for baking, so that you use the best techniques.
Below you will find a list of baking conversions that I follow when I'm baking so you can easily convert from grams to cups, or the other way around. If you have to replace one ingredient with another in your recipes, make sure to consult this list of baking substitutions to guide you through the process.
Why "how much does 1 cup weigh" isn't the right question to ask
"How much does 1 cup weigh?" is a question that I get asked a lot, but it's a question that is too vague for me to answer without more details: the reality is that the weight of 1 cup of anything is dependant on the density of the ingredient you are measuring. So 1 cup of all purpose flour does not weigh the same thing as 1 cup of chocolate or 1 cup of skim milk, for example. The volume of 1 cup of flour and 1 cup of milk is the same. Yes. But the weight of 1 cup of these ingredients is not. If you are wondering how to convert from volumes to weights, or vice versa, keep reading or sign up to download this baking conversions chart pdf.
Conversions for fats
Baking conversions for butter from cups to grams
As a rule: 1 stick of butter is ½ cup and weighs 115 grams; 2 sticks of butter is 1 cup and weighs 230 grams. A pound of butter is 4 sticks of butter and weighs 450 grams. You should note that 1 stick of butter is also equivalent to 8 tablespoon of butter. Half a stick of butter is equivalent to ¼ cup or 4 tablespoon of butter. Don't confuse the big pound block of butter with the smaller baking sticks.
- 1 cup butter weighs 230 grams
- ¾ cupbutter weighs 173 grams
- ⅔ cupbutter weighs 153 grams
- ½ cupbutterweighs115 grams
- ⅓ cupbutterweighs77 grams
- ¼ cupbutterweighs58 grams
Baking conversions for oil from cups to grams
The conversion from volume to weight for oil is slightly different than butter. Oil has a lower density than butter, therefore 1 cup oil weighs a little less than 1 cup of butter. In fact, 1 cup of oil weighs 225 grams.
- 1 cup oilweighs225 grams
- ¾ cupoilweighs170 grams
- ⅔ cupoilweighs150 grams
- ½ cupoilweighs113 grams
- ⅓ cupoilweighs75 grams
- ¼ cupoilweighs56 grams
Flour
The weight of 1 cup of flour varies according to the type of flour. It also varies greatly according to how you fill the measuring cup with flour. I measure flour using the spoon-into-cup method, as opposed to the scooping method.
- For the spoon-into-cup method, you are spooning the flour into the dry measuring cup and 1 cup of flour is equivalent to 125 grams, on average. You are not packing and compacting the flour into the cup measure. You are not tapping the measuring cup to pack the flour down so you can squeeze in more!
- For the scooping method: if you take your measuring cup and drag it through a bag of flour to fill it, the flour is more compact in the measuring cup and therefore, 1 cup of flour will weigh 140 grams, if not more.
If you spoon flour into your measuring cup, 1 cup of flour is equivalent to 125 grams, on average. That's the way I fill a measuring cup and so that is the conversion I use on Kitchen Heals Soul. Here are some useful conversions of cups to grams of flour.
Baking conversions for all-purpose from cups to grams
As a rule, if you fill your measuring cup by spooning in dry ingredients into the cup, then levelling the top, 1 cup of all-purpose flour weighs 125 grams.
- 1 cup all-purpose flourweighs125 grams
- ¾ cup all-purpose flourweighs94 grams
- ⅔ cup all-purpose flourweighs83 grams
- ½ cupall-purpose flourweighs63 grams
- ⅓ cupall-purpose flourweighs42 grams
- ¼ cup all-purpose flourweighs31 grams
- NOTE: The above conversions also apply to whole wheat flour, buckwheat flour, bread flour, graham flour, and coconut flour,
Baking conversions for cake flour from cups to grams
Cake flour is lighter than all-purpose flour, and so, 1 cup of cake flour weighs 115 grams. For chestnut flour, 1 cup weighs 115 grams as well. This conversion also applies to chopped nuts: 1 cup of chopped nuts weighs 115 grams.
- 1 cup cake flour weighs115 grams
- ¾ cup cake flour weighs86 grams
- ⅔ cupcake flournutsweighs77 grams
- ½ cupcake flourweighs58 grams
- ⅓ cupcake flourweighs38 grams
- ¼ cupcake flourweighs29 grams
- NOTE: The above conversions also apply to chestnut flour and chopped nuts
Sugars
Baking conversions for granulated sugar&brownsugar (not packed) from cups to grams
Please note that I do not pack my brown sugar into the cup measurer. I spoon the sugar into the measurer. As a rule, 1 cup of sugar weighs 200 grams. If you are measuring brown sugar and you pack the brown sugar tightly into the cup measure, 1 cup of brown sugar will weigh 220 grams, if not more.
- 1 cup granulated or brown sugarweighs200 grams
- ¾ cup granulated or brown sugarweighs150 grams
- ⅔ cup granulated or brown sugarweighs133 grams
- ½ cup granulated or brown sugarweighs100 grams
- ⅓ cup granulated or brown sugarweighs67 grams
- ¼ cup granulated or brown sugarweighs50 grams
Remember 1 cup of packed brown sugar weighs 220 grams.
Baking conversions for icing sugar from cups to grams
I measure icing sugar (also known as powdered sugar) the same way I measure flour,using the spoon-into-cup method, as opposed to the scoop-into-cup method. This means that you are not packing and compacting sugarinto the cup measure. Others may measure icing sugardifferently, but this is how I measure mine. Generally, 1 cup of icing sugar weighs 125 grams.
- 1 cup icing sugar or powdered sugarweighs125 grams
- ¾ cup icing sugar or powdered sugarweighs94 grams
- ⅔ cup icing sugaror powdered sugarweighs83 grams
- ½ cup icing sugaror powdered sugarweighs 63 grams
- ⅓ cup icing sugar or powdered sugarweighs 42 grams
- ¼ cup icing sugaror powdered sugarweighs 31 grams
Baking conversions for honey and maple syrup from cups to grams
Honey and maple syrup are quite dense and therefore 1 cup of honey or maple syrup usually weighs 340 grams (12 oz).
- 1 cup honey or 1 cup maple syrupweighs 340 grams
- ¾ cup honey or ¾ cup maple syrupweighs255 grams
- ⅔ cuphoney or ⅔ cup maple syrupweighs227 grams
- ½ cuphoney or ½ cup maple syrupweighs 170 grams
- ⅓ cuphoney or ⅓ cup maple syrupweighs 113 grams
- ¼ cuphoney or ¼ cup maple syrupweighs 85 grams
Chocolate
Baking conversions for cocoa powder from cups to grams
I measure cocoathe same way I measure flour,using the spoon-into-cup method, as opposed to the scoop-into-cup method. This means that you are not packing and compacting cocoainto the cup measure. Others may measurecocoa powderdifferently, but this is how I measure mine. In this way, 1 cup of cocoa powder weighs 100 grams.
- 1 cup cocoa powderweighs 90 grams
- ¾ cup cocoa powderweighs68 grams
- ⅔ cup cocoa powderweighs60 grams
- ½ cup cocoa powderweighs45 grams
- ⅓ cup cocoa powderweighs30 grams
- ¼ cup cocoa powderweighs23 grams
If you have a recipe with cocoa powder, but only have dark chocolate on hand, check out my guide to how to replace cocoa powder with dark chocolate.
Baking conversions for chocolate pistoles (specifically Cacao Barry brand) and chopped chocolate from cups to grams
The weight of chocolate per cup is entirely dependent on the shape and size of the pieces of chocolate. In general, 1 cup of chocolate weighs 175 grams. This obviously varies depending on if you have big chunks of chocolate or smaller chocolate chips.
- 1 cup chocolate pistolesweighs 175 grams
- ¾ cup chocolate pistolesweighs131grams
- ⅔ cup chocolate pistolesweighs117 grams
- ½ cup chocolate pistoles weighs 88grams
- ⅓ cup chocolate pistolesweighs58 grams
- ¼ cup chocolate pistolesweighs44grams
Nuts
While 1 cup of whole almonds weighs 140 grams and may vary depending on the type of nut you are weighing, 1 cup of chopped nuts weighs 115 grams, and 1 cup of ground nuts usually weighs 120 grams. For nut butters, generally 1 cup of nut butter weighs 255 grams.
Baking conversions for whole nuts (varies according to the nut measured) from cups to grams
- 1 cup of whole nutsweighs140 grams
- ¾ cup of whole nutsweighs105 grams
- ⅔ cup of whole nutsweighs93 grams
- ½ cup of whole nutsweighs70 grams
- ⅓ cup of whole nutsweighs47 grams
- ¼ cup of whole nutsweighs35 grams
Baking conversions for chopped nuts from cups to grams
- 1 cup of chopped nutsweighs115 grams
- ¾ cup ofchoppednutsweighs87 grams
- ⅔ cup ofchoppednutsweighs77 grams
- ½ cup of chopped nutsweighs58 grams
- ⅓ cup ofchoppednutsweighs38 grams
- ¼ cup ofchoppednutsweighs29 grams
Baking conversions for ground nuts from cups to grams
- 1 cup of ground nutsweighs120 grams
- ¾ cup of ground nutsweighs90 grams
- ⅔ cup of ground nutsweighs80 grams
- ½ cup of ground nutsweighs60 grams
- ⅓ cup of ground nutsweighs40 grams
- ¼ cup of ground nutsweighs 30 grams
Baking conversions for nut butters (like peanut butter, almond butter, tahini, etc.) from cups to grams
- 1 cup of nut butterweighs250 grams
- ¾ cup of nut butterweighs188 grams
- ⅔ cup ofnut butterweighs167 grams
- ½ cup ofnut butterweighs125 grams
- ⅓ cup ofnut buttersweighs83 grams
- ¼ cup ofnut butterweighs63 grams
Oats
For rolled oats or large flake oats, as a rule, 1 cup of oats weighs 80 grams. If the measuring cup is packed tightly, 1 cup of oats could weigh 100 grams.
Baking conversions for rolled oats from cups to grams
- Convert rolled oats from cups to grams
- 1 cup of rolled oatsweighs90 grams
- ¾ cup ofrolled oatsweighs60 grams
- ⅔ cup ofrolled oatsweighs50 grams
- ½ cup ofrolled oatsweighs40 grams
- ⅓ cup ofrolled oatsweighs25 grams
- ¼ cup ofrolled oatsweighs20 grams
Converting metric volumes (mL) to imperial volumes (cups)
Some websites set 1 cup as 236 mL (or 240 mL). Others set 1 cup as 230 mL. Personally, I set 1 cup to 250 mL. The important thing is to be consistent. I'm honestly not sure any measuring cups are truly able to distinguish between 240 mL and 250 mL, so let's call 1 cup 250 mL and stick with that. Also, I use American tablespoons and teaspoons to measure smaller amounts of ingredients. And 1 tablespoon (15 mL) is equivalent to 3 teaspoon (3 x 5 mL).
- Conversions for US cups to millilitres
- 1 cup = 250 mL
- ¾ cup = 190 mL
- ⅔ cup = 170 mL
- ½ cup = 125 mL
- ⅓ cup = 80 mL
- ¼ cup = 60 mL
- Conversions for US tablespoons & teaspoons to millilitres
- 1 tablespoon = 15 mL
- 1 teaspoon = 5 mL
- ¾ teaspoon = 3.75 mL (rounded to 4 mL)
- ½ teaspoon = 2.5 mL (rounded to 3 mL)
- ¼ teaspoon = 1.25 mL (rounded to 1 mL)
- ⅛ teaspoon = 0.625 mL (rounded to <1 mL)
Please don't use the mL button on your kitchen scale, if it has one, to measure a volume. Yes, you can weigh a volume, but the button on your kitchen scale is assuming that you are weighing out water, which has a density of 1 gram per millilitre. For example, most oils have a density of 0.9 g per mL, so if you use the mL button on your kitchen scale to measure a volume, it will do so incorrectly and this may lead to problems in your recipe. If you need to measure a volume, use liquid measuring cups (like this set on Amazon).
Baking conversions chart
I created a handy chart that you can download to save on your tablet for when you bake. You can also print it and keep in your kitchen! The chart will help you easily convert recipes from volumes to weights, cups to grams, and also convert other baking elements, like fluid ounces to millilitres, temperatures from Celsius to Fahrenheit, centimetres to inches, etc. I'm giving away the charts FREE if you subscribe. Click here to get the details about the baking conversions chart pdf! You can also buy the complete bundle to convert ingredients, pans, temperatures, volumes, weights, and more.
If you ever have trouble with baking terminology, I've also written out a list of baking vocabulary and French pastry terms that you might find useful. There's also have a complete list of baking abbreviations in case you need it.
FAQs
Baking ingredient conversions chart? ›
Determine the required yield of the recipe by multiplying the new number of portions and the new size of each portion. Find the conversion factor by dividing the required yield (Step 2) by the recipe yield (Step 1). That is, conversion factor = (required yield)/(recipe yield).
How do you convert baking ingredients? ›- 1 tablespoon = 3 teaspoons = 15 milliliters.
- 4 tablespoons = 1/4 cup = 60 milliliters.
- 1 ounce = 2 tablespoons = 30 milliliters.
- 1 cup = 8 oz. ...
- 1 pint = 2 cups = 500 milliliters.
- 1 quart = 4 cups = 950 milliliters.
- 1 quart = 2 pints = 950 milliliters.
Determine the required yield of the recipe by multiplying the new number of portions and the new size of each portion. Find the conversion factor by dividing the required yield (Step 2) by the recipe yield (Step 1). That is, conversion factor = (required yield)/(recipe yield).
What are the most accurate baking conversions? ›Baking Conversions Charts
The most accurate way to convert any weight measurements of common ingredients is with a kitchen scale, preferably a digital scale. As well as using the metric system (the most accurate weight system).
To convert fluid ounces to cups, you need to divide fluid ounces by 8. For example: 4 fluid ounces = 0.5 cup. 8 fluid ounces = 1 cup.
What are the weight conversions for common baking ingredients? ›- Unbleached all-purpose flour: 1 cup = 4 1/4 ounces = 120 grams.
- Self-rising flour: 1 cup = 4 ounces = 113 grams.
- Baking powder: 1 teaspoon = 4 grams.
- Baking soda: 1/2 teaspoon = 3 grams.
- Butter: 1/2 cup =1 stick (8 tablespoons)= 4 ounces = 113 grams.
Cupify converts from one to the other. Pick the ingredient and scroll for instant conversion. Ideal if you prefer recipes in cups.
How do you convert measurements? ›Measures can be converted. Use the basic conversion rule to solve any problem: from a larger unit to a smaller unit, multiply. From a smaller unit to a larger unit, divide. It's really that simple!
What is the golden rule in baking? ›"My golden rule for baking is make it cold and bake it hot," she said.
What is the most common mistake in baking? ›- Baking at the wrong temperature. ...
- Not measuring ingredients. ...
- Checking on your items too frequently. ...
- Your ingredients are at the wrong temperature. ...
- Your dough isn't rising. ...
- Nothing is baking evenly. ...
- Your dough or batter is too tough.
Is 1 cup the same as 8 oz? ›
Measuring in Ounces: Dry vs. Liquid
Liquid measuring cups indicate that 1 cup = 8 ounces.
1 Cup = 8 Ounces = 250 ML = 16 tablespoons.
How many ounces is 1 cup of ingredients? ›Liquid ingredients
Liquids are measured in fluid ounces, and there are 8 fluid ounces in 1 cup. This is true of all liquids.
Divide the weight/ measurement of each ingredient used in the recipe by the weight of the unit it is sold in and multiply it by the price of the unit as a whole. This will determine the cost of each ingredient used in a particular dish.
When baking is it better to weigh or measure your ingredients? ›When it comes to baking, weighing your ingredients is much more accurate than using volume measurements like cups and pints. If you've ever had a cake turn out too dense or too small, or maybe cracked on top, those are all problems that result from measuring your flour incorrectly.
How many ounces is a cup of flour? ›A cup of all-purpose flour weighs 4 1/4 ounces or 120 grams.
What is the baking ratio formula? ›The ratio is 1:2:3, by weight. If I tell you the cake is made with 2 cups of butter, 4 cups of sugar, 6 cups of flour: divide all the numbers by 2 cups and you end up with 1 of butter, 2 of sugar, 3 of flour. That's a 1:2:3 ratio, by volume.
What are 6 examples of ingredient substitutions? ›- Worcestershire Sauce.
- Shortening.
- Evaporated Milk.
- Buttermilk.
- Molasses.
- Maple Syrup.
- Cornstarch.
- Vanilla Extract.
The total conversion cost formula is: Conversion Costs = Direct Labor Costs + Manufacturing Overheads.
Is it cheaper to do your own baking? ›Home baked bread is a great and easy way to cut down on your grocery bill. Making your own bread at home can cost half as much per loaf than what you would pay at the grocery store.
What is the app where you put all your ingredients in? ›
MyFridgeFood is a useful app that allows you to take the food already in your pantry and tranform it into full meals. Simply, select various food items you currently have and a list of recipes will appear. As you add more available ingredients, the recipes will update to reflect the new items included.
What apps are like converter? ›- ConvertAll. Free • Open Source. Windows. ...
- GNU Units. Free • Open Source. Calculator. ...
- Converter NOW. Free • Open Source. Windows. ...
- Convertbot. Paid • Proprietary. iPhone. ...
- Converber. Free • Proprietary. Windows. ...
- unitMeasure. Paid • Proprietary. Android. ...
- Convert for Windows. Free • Proprietary. Windows. ...
- multiConvert. Free • Open Source. Linux.
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The system is:
- Write the conversion as a fraction that equals 1.
- Multiply it out (leaving all units in the answer)
- Cancel any units that are both top and bottom.
What Is the Conversion Method? The conversion method is the process of converting a business's accounting from single-entry to double-entry. New small businesses often use single-entry bookkeeping as a quick and simple way to record their income and expenses.
What is the five rules for baking? ›- Read the Recipe (Yes, Really) This one may seem obvious, but nine times out of 10, the reason that a dish goes wrong is that the cook hasn't fully read the recipe before starting. ...
- Stay Organized. ...
- Dress Appropriately. ...
- Take the Conditions into Account. ...
- Keep It Clean.
The cakes need to be on different racks to enhance the air flow and heat distribution in the oven. Put them off center but not too close to the sides. One of the cake on the middle rack and the second cake on the bottom rack of the oven. You can actually bake up to 4 or even 6 cakes at the same time in the oven.
What is the most important ingredients in baking called? ›1. Flour. There are no more Essential Ingredients for baking than Flour. Without it - and the gluten it creates - your baked goods won't get the right structure: it is the ingredient that binds everything together.
Which ingredients is measured incorrectly most often? ›Flour is the most common mis-measured ingredient. Whether you're using bread flour, cake flour, all-purpose flour, or any other flours on the market, use the “spoon & level” method. Do not scoop the flour out of the container/bag with your measuring cup because you could end up with 50% more than you need.
Do you sift flour before or after measuring? ›If your recipe reads “1 cup flour, sifted”, spoon flour into a measuring cup level to the rim and then sift. If your recipe reads “1 cup sifted flour”, spoon flour directly into the sifting tool and sift over the measuring cup and level off the flour at the rim.
What should be avoided when measuring flour and white sugar? ›DO NOT: Never scoop the flour directly into your measuring cup. This packs the flour into your measuring cup and you can end up with significantly more flour than your recipe actually calls for.
Is 8 oz of flour 1 cup? ›
One standard cup of flour weighs 120 grams (4.29 ounces), so 8 ounces of flour equals approximately 1.87 cups.
How many cups is 8 oz of dry ingredients? ›There is 1 cup in 8 oz. To convert ounces to cups on your own: 1 ounce = 0.125 cup.
Is a cup 16 oz or 8 oz? ›In the United States, a cup is equal to 8 fluid ounces. This is the same as the measurement for water and is commonly used in cooking and baking. In the UK and other countries which use the imperial system of measurement, a cup is equal to 16 fluid ounces.
Is 1 cup the same for dry and wet ingredients? ›They both measure the same amount of volume. There is no liquid to dry measuring cup conversion. 1 cup in a dry measuring cup is the same as 1 cup in a liquid measuring cup.
Is one dry cup 8 oz? ›What is this? On average, one dry cup is equal to 6.8 US dry ounces. One cup equals 16 tablespoons equals 8 ounces equals.
Can I use the same measuring cup for dry and liquid ingredients? ›Liquid measuring cups and dry measuring cups have one big thing in common: They hold the same volume. A 1-cup liquid measuring cup and a 1-cup dry measuring cup, for example, both equal 16 tablespoons. But the experts on TV are correct: You can't use them interchangeably.
How many ounces is a standard baking cup? ›Typically, baking cups are designed in 3 different sizes: Mini: 0.4-1 ounce. Standard: 2-3 ounces. Large: 4-5 ounces.
Is 16 oz the same as 1 cup? ›A cup is equal to 8 ounces – double that amount, and it's two cups. 16 fluid ounces makes 2 cups of liquid perfection.
How many ounces is 4 cups of dry ingredients? ›To conclude, 4 cups of any ingredient will equal 32 ounces. To convert ounces to cups, simply divide the number of ounces by 8. For accurate measurements and recipes that turn out perfectly every time, always measure out your ingredients precisely and double-check your calculations.
What is the formula for total ingredient cost? ›To calculate the cost of ingredient used, for each ingredient: divide the 'Cost of quantity purchased' by the 'Quantity purchased'; then multiple by 'Quantity needed in recipe'.
What is a recipe formula? ›
A recipe formula is an ingredient and ratio-based approach to writing a recipe. You can call it a recipe template or recipe pattern. Rather than defining exact ingredient measurements in my recipe, I create a modular recipe where there are blocks of ingredients, like Legos.
How do you calculate food amounts? ›- A baseball or an average-sized fist. Measures about 1 cup. ...
- A tennis ball or small, scooped handful. Measures about ½ cup. ...
- A deck of cards or the palm of the hand. Measures about 3 ounce-equivalents. ...
- The size of the thumb. ...
- A postage stamp or the tip of the pointer finger to the first joint.
For the Most Accuracy, Use a Kitchen Scale!
With volume measurements, you never really know what you're adding to a recipe. Not so with measuring by weight! You'll get better results, particularly in baking, if you switch to weighing ingredients because weight is absolute.
Weight Versus Volume
Measuring your baking ingredients using a scale instead of the measuring cups (which measure volume) is the best way to ensure the perfect amount of each ingredient. It might seem like a cup is a cup, but consider the density of your ingredients.
Both fluid ounces and ounces represent a unit of measurement, but they are quite different. Fluid ounces, as the name might imply, are specifically meant to measure volume (often of liquid ingredients like water), while ounces measure weight, usually of solid ingredients like all-purpose flour.
Is 4 oz of flour half a cup? ›In general, four ounces (4 oz) make up half a cup (1.5 cups). That's about 113.4 grams. However, bear in mind that this conversion works for dry ingredients, like flour, baking powder, baking soda and refers to dry ounces.
How many dry ounces in a cup of flour in cups? ›US Dry Measure to Mass Equivalencies
Our standard conversion is 1 cup of flour = 5 ounces, or 148 grams.
1 cup = 4.5 dry weight ounces (It's for dry ingredients such as flour)
How do you calculate baking ratio? ›To calculate the baking ratio, divide the total ingredients used by the total ingredients required by the recipe.
How do you make a ratio of ingredients? ›...
The ratio of ingredients to make pie dough is as follows:
- 3 parts flour.
- 2 parts oil.
- 1 part water.
What is the simple ratio formula? ›
If you are comparing one data point (A) to another data point (B), your formula would be A/B. This means you are dividing information A by information B. For example, if A is five and B is 10, your ratio will be 5/10.
What is the 3 2 1 baking rule? ›Biscuits - 3:2:1
Perfecting your basic biscuit recipe is as simple as 3 parts flour to 2 parts liquid to 1 part fat—either butter or shortening. From there, your biscuits can be customized; for example, if you're aiming for a classic buttermilk biscuit, simply use buttermilk as the liquid portion of the ratio.
Computing Percentages of a Formula
To determine the percentage of the other ingredients, we divide the weight of each one by the weight of the flour, and then multiply the result (which is in decimal form) by 100 to convert it to a percent.
| Baked Good | Baking Ratio |
|---|---|
| Muffins | 2 parts flour: 2 parts liquid: 1 part egg: 1 part fat |
| Quick Breads | 2 parts flour: 2 parts liquid: 1 part egg: 1 part fat |
| Biscuits | 3 parts flour: 2 parts liquid: 1 part fat |
| Pound Cake | 1 part flour: 1 part butter: 1 part sugar: 1 part egg |
A ratio is calculated using the sum of non food costs and profit and then dividing that amount by the cost of food. These amounts are based on the total costs for a given period of time. The ratio is then multiplied by the standard food cost for a specific recipe.
What is the ratio of eggs to butter in a cake? ›I've made the weight-based cake numerous times, using different flours, sugars, and eggs, and have discovered a measurement that's pretty accurate, and always delicious: for every two eggs, add one stick of butter, ½ cup sugar, and ¾ cup flour.
What are the 3 main ways to measure your ingredients? ›By now you've figured out there are three primary kitchen tools for measuring: measuring spoons, liquid measuring cups, and dry measuring cups. A kitchen scale is also helpful for measuring ingredients, as it can be used to measure pasta, or for more precise amounts.
How do you measure dry and liquid ingredients? ›Here's a good rule of thumb to follow — when measuring dry ingredients, use dry measuring cups or weigh them with a scale. For liquids, stick to a liquid measuring cup.
What does 1 to 1 ratio mean for a recipe? ›When two quantities are taken in the same proportion, they are said to be in the ratio of 1:1. For example, 1 pound of cake contains, flour and sugar in a 1 : 1 ratio. That means in this mixture both the items are equally balanced, for 100 grams of flour 100 grams of sugar needs to be added.