How to Measure Common Baking Ingredients in Cups

When you cook a dish, the recipe might come with several types of measurements, including the cup ratio. No matter if you are looking to find out how much does a cup of flour weight or any other ingredient like cacao, sugar or rice, here is how to determine the exact quantity.
You can use a dry measuring cup. This features a 1 cup, ½ cup, ⅓ cup and ¼ cup measure suitable for almost all baking ingredients. If you measure dry ingredients like flour or sugar, you will have to use a basic spoon. Also, keep in mind that you should level the quantity in the spoon for a more accurate result.

Also, you can use the measuring cup for liquids like water, oil or milk. The trick is to position the measuring cup on a level surface to make sure the liquid reaches the right level.
The standard conversions for ingredients used in baking are:

1 cup of flour 142 grams 5 ounces
1 cup of granulated sugar 198 grams 7 ounces
1 cup of powdered sugar 113 grams 4 ounces
1 cup of cocoa powder 85 grams 3 ounces
1 cup of rice 175 grams 8.82 ounces
0.5 cup of flour 71 grams 2.5 ounces
0.5 cup of granulated sugar 99 grams 3.5 ounces
0.5 cup of powdered sugar 107 grams 2 ounces
0.5 cup of cocoa powder 43 grams 1.5 ounces
0.5 cup of rice 88 grams 4.5 ounces

 

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