If I could give you only one baking tip, it would be to throw out your measuring cups and buy a food measuring scale (don’t actually throw them out, they can be useful sometimes 😂). You get the point.
Measuring cups are a very unreliable way of weighing ingredients, especially dry ones. Each measuring cup can vary significantly in volume depending on how you use it.
As we all know, baking is a very precise science, even a few grams worths of variance can completely throw off your recipe
This is why it’s very important to have a food scale for baking.
Now I understand that cups have been the “go-to” measuring scale for a long time now, and you may be used to using them. This is why I have listed down cups to grams measurement for some of your basic baking ingredients to make the transition easy for you.
Cups to Grams Conversion For Baking Ingredients
Butter
1 cup
225 grams
1/2 cup
113 grams
1/4 cup
57 grams
Sugar – White
1 cup
200 grams
1/2 cup
100 grams
1/4 cup
50 grams
Sugar – Brown
1 cup
200 grams
1/2 cup
100 grams
1/4 cup
50 grams
All-Purpose Flour
1 cup
120 grams
1/2 cup
60 grams
1/4 cup
40 grams
Milk
1 cup
250 ml
1/2 cup
125 ml
1/4 cup
62.5 ml
Oil
1 cup
250 ml
1/2 cup
125 ml
1/4 cup
62.5 ml
Yoghurt
1 cup
240 grams
1/2 cup
120 grams
1/4 cup
60 grams
Cocoa Powder
1 cup
85 grams
1/2 cup
42 grams
1/4 cup
21 grams
Chocolate Chips
1 cup
170 grams
1/2 cup
82 grams
1/4 cup
42.5 grams
Liquid Whipping Cream
1 cup
240 ml
1/2 cup
120 ml
1/4 cup
60 ml
Liquids – General
1 cup
250 ml
1/2 cup
125 ml
1/4 cup
62.5 ml
Hope you found our cups to grams conversion sheet helpful!
