Sometimes when I'm not sure about a recipe but want to try it anyway, I scale down the recipe to 50% of the original. In those circumstances, I found it very difficult to calculate 50% of ¾ cup, or to measure 50% of 1.5 tablespoon, etc. Then I found this handy table in my "Baking for Dummies" book. For instance ¾th of a cup is equal to 12 tablespoons, so half of it would be 6 tablespoons.
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How to convert 200 grams to cups?
Here is the chart on converting 200 grams to cups:
| Ingredient | Measurement in Grams | Equivalence in Cups (US) | Approximately |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Purpose Flour | 200 grams | 1.60 cups | 1.5 cups + 2 Tbspn |
| Butter | 200 grams | 0.88 cup | ¾th cup + 2 Tbspn |
| Cake Flour | 200 grams | 1.46 cups unsifted | 1.5 cups |
| Granulated Sugar | 200 grams | 1 cup | 1 cup |
| Brown Sugar | 200 grams | 0.91 cup, packed | 1 cup minus 1 Tbspn |
| Ground Almonds | 200 grams | 0.88 cup, packed | ¾th cup + 2 Tbspn |
| Flaked Coconut | 200 grams | 2.60 cups | 2.5 cups + 1 Tbspn |
| Unsweetened Cocoa Powder | 200 grams | 2.33 cups | 2.5 cups - 2 Tbspn |
Cups To Grams Conversions (Metric)
Butter Measurements
| Cups | Sticks | Pounds | Tablespoons | Grams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ¼ | ½ | ⅛ | 4 | 55 g |
| ½ | 1 | ¼ | 8 | 112 g |
| ⅓ | ½+1 & ⅓ tbspns | n/a | 5 & ⅓ | 75 g |
| ⅔ | 1 + 2 & ⅔ tbspns | n/a | 10 & ⅔ | 150 g |
| ¾ | 1 & ½ | ⅜ | 12 | 170 g |
| 1 | 2 | ½ | 16 | 225 g |
| 2 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 450 g |
All Purpose Flour, Icing or Powdered Sugar
| Cup | Grams |
|---|---|
| ⅛ cup | 15 grams |
| ¼ cup | 30 grams |
| ⅓ cup | 40 grams |
| ⅜ cup | 45 grams |
| ½ cup | 60 grams |
| ⅝ cup | 70 grams |
| ⅔ cup | 75 grams |
| ¾ cup | 85 grams |
| ⅞ cup | 100 grams |
| 1 cup | 110 grams |
Cake Flour
| Cup | Grams |
|---|---|
| ⅛ cup | 10 grams |
| ¼ cup | 20 grams |
| ⅓ cup | 25 grams |
| ⅜ cup | 30 grams |
| ½ cup | 50 grams |
| ⅝ cup | 60 grams |
| ⅔ cup | 65 grams |
| ¾ cup | 70 grams |
| ⅞ cup | 85 grams |
| 1 cup | 95 grams |
Granulated Sugar
| Cup | Grams |
|---|---|
| ⅛ cup | 30 grams |
| ¼ cup | 55 grams |
| ⅓ cup | 75 grams |
| ⅜ cup | 85 grams |
| ½ cup | 115 grams |
| ⅝ cup | 140 grams |
| ⅔ cup | 150 grams |
| ¾ cup | 170 grams |
| ⅞ cup | 200 grams |
| 1 cup | 225 grams |
Brown Sugar
| Cup | Grams |
|---|---|
| ⅛ cup | 25 grams |
| ¼ cup | 50 grams |
| ⅓ cup | 65 grams |
| ⅜ cup | 75 grams |
| ½ cup | 100 grams |
| ⅝ cup | 125 grams |
| ⅔ cup | 135 grams |
| ¾ cup | 150 grams |
| ⅞ cup | 175 grams |
| 1 cup | 200 grams |
Sliced Almonds
| Cup | Grams |
|---|---|
| ⅛ cup | 10 grams |
| ¼ cup | 20 grams |
| ⅓ cup | 25 grams |
| ⅜ cup | 30 grams |
| ½ cup | 40 grams |
| ⅝ cup | 50 grams |
| ⅔ cup | 55 grams |
| ¾ cup | 60 grams |
| ⅞ cup | 70 grams |
| 1 cup | 80 grams |
Ground Almonds
| Cup | Grams |
|---|---|
| ⅛ cup | 25 grams |
| ¼ cup | 50 grams |
| ⅓ cup | 65 grams |
| ⅜ cup | 75 grams |
| ½ cup | 100 grams |
| ⅝ cup | 125 grams |
| ⅔ cup | 135 grams |
| ¾ cup | 150 grams |
| ⅞ cup | 175 grams |
| 1 cup | 200 grams |
Flaked Coconut
| Cup | Grams |
|---|---|
| ⅛ cup | 10 grams |
| ¼ cup | 20 grams |
| ⅓ cup | 25 grams |
| ⅜ cup | 30 grams |
| ½ cup | 40 grams |
| ⅝ cup | 45 grams |
| ⅔ cup | 50 grams |
| ¾ cup | 60 grams |
| ⅞ cup | 65 grams |
| 1 cup | 75 grams |
Grated Coconut
| Cup | Grams |
|---|---|
| ⅛ cup | 10 grams |
| ¼ cup | 25 grams |
| ⅓ cup | 35 grams |
| ⅜ cup | 40 grams |
| ½ cup | 50 grams |
| ⅝ cup | 60 grams |
| ⅔ cup | 65 grams |
| ¾ cup | 75 grams |
| ⅞ cup | 85 grams |
| 1 cup | 100 grams |
Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
| Cup | Grams |
|---|---|
| ⅛ cup | 15 grams |
| ¼ cup | 30 grams |
| ⅓ cup | 40 grams |
| ⅜ cup | 45 grams |
| ½ cup | 60 grams |
| ⅝ cup | 70 grams |
| ⅔ cup | 75 grams |
| ¾ cup | 85 grams |
| ⅞ cup | 100 grams |
| 1 cup | 125 grams |
Baking Measurements
| If a recipe calls for this amount | You can also measure it this way |
|---|---|
| Dash | 2 or 3 drops (liquid) or less than ⅛ teaspoon (dry) |
| 1 tablespoon | 3 teaspoons or ½ ounce |
| 2 tablespoons | 1 ounce |
| ¼ cup | 4 tablespoons or 2 ounces |
| ⅓ cup | 5 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon |
| ½ cup | 8 tablespoons or 4 ounces |
| ¾ cup | 12 tablespoons or 6 ounces |
| 1 cup | 16 tablespoons or 8 ounces |
| 1 pint | 2 cups or 16 ounces or 1 pound |
| 1 quart | 4 cups or 2 pints |
| 1 gallon | 4 quarts |
| 1 pound | 16 ounces |
Volume Measurements
| US Units | Canadian Units | Australian Units |
|---|---|---|
| ¼ teaspoon | 1 ml | 1 ml |
| ½ teaspoon | 2 ml | 2 ml |
| 1 teaspoon | 5 ml | 5 ml |
| 1 tablespoon | 15 ml | 20 ml |
| ¼ cup | 50 ml | 60 ml |
| ⅓ cup | 75 ml | 80 ml |
| ½ cup | 125 ml | 125 ml |
| ⅔ cup | 150 ml | 170 ml |
| ¾ cup | 175 ml | 190 ml |
| 1 cup | 250 ml | 250 ml |
| 1 quart | 1 liter | 1 liter |
| 1 and ½ quarts | 1.5 liters | 1.5 liters |
| 2 quarts | 2 liters | 2 liters |
| 2 and ½ quarts | 2.5 liters | 2.5 liters |
| 3 quarts | 3 liters | 3 liters |
| 4 quarts | 4 liters | 4 liters |
Weight Measurements
| US Units | Canadian Metric | Australian Metric |
|---|---|---|
| 1 ounce | 30 grams | 30 grams |
| 2 ounces | 55 grams | 60 grams |
| 3 ounces | 85 grams | 90 grams |
| 4 ounces (¼ pound) | 115 grams | 125 grams |
| 8 ounces (½ pound) | 225 grams | 225 grams |
| 16 ounces (1 pound) | 455 grams | 500 grams (½ kg) |
Temperature Conversions
| Fahrenheit | Celsius |
|---|---|
| 32 | 0 |
| 212 | 100 |
| 250 | 120 |
| 275 | 140 |
| 300 | 150 |
| 325 | 160 |
| 350 | 180 |
| 375 | 190 |
| 400 | 200 |
| 425 | 220 |
| 450 | 230 |
| 475 | 240 |
| 500 | 260 |
Happy Baking!
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Renee says
Hi,I want to ask u that Malaysia is using wat country's units?
Madhuram says
I'm not very sure about that Renee. But I guess the US measurement is standard when a recipe mentions 1 cup, etc.
Nisha says
Dear Madhuram,
This is a very beautiful site I stumbled upon.I have just started baking and I must say its all turning out to be a flop.The kids and I are desperate to bake a good cake.The cookies are coming out well.I thought the lack of a beater in beating the eggs was the problem so I switched to eggless and found a good one with yogurt.The cake which was always hard turned out moist and soft but tasted more like glutinous rice.I use a measuring jar and for both liquid and dry ingredients.Could you tell me what could have gone wrong.
Thanks a ton for this chart.I hope I can bake good brownies and cakes from now on.
Thanks
Nisha
Madhuram says
Thanks Nisha. You should use a measuring mug for liquid ingredients and measuring cups for dry ingredients. I'm guessing that your cake was not baked enough. Please go through the cake recipes here: http://www.egglesscooking.com/eggless-baking-recipes/eggless-cake-recipes/ and try it and am sure that you will get it right.
enna says
how to convert 4 grams to tablespoon/ teaspoon?
or should i say how many grams are there in a teaspoon? and tablespoon? considering the ingredients: salt and sugar. Thanks 🙂 -Enna
Madhuram says
A teaspoon of sugar is approximately 4 grams Enna. I had to reverse work it from 1/4 cup which is 4 tablespoons and each tablespoon has 3 teaspoons. Or the simplest way is to find some online conversion calculator.
Tina says
Good morning : )
Is there in error in the measurement chart for volume measurements? If 1/4 cup equals 50ml shouldn't 1 cup equal 200ml? The chart says 250ml : ) great charts by the way! It beats having to google everything when I am converting! Thanks for Labrador Canada : )
Madhuram says
I compiled the charts from various sources after doing a Google search, so I'm not sure about it too. Sorry Tina.
patricia elpuz says
thanks it's really helpful to my daughter.. 🙂
Shannon says
Trying to convert 7/8 cup
Madhuram says
Hope you found out what you are looking for. I have some conversions for 7/8 cup in the list.
Shirley says
Thank you this really help me. I am always guessing what is what.
Avgeelania says
YUMMMMMMMY CAKE
Mary says
I don't have a 1/8 teaspoon & when it calls for 1/8 teaspoon I am not sure how to convert that.
Thank you.
Madhuram says
Half of 1/4 teaspoon is 1/8th teaspoon.
A says
I used this site to help me measure how many tbs it takes to create 1 stick of butter this was a real help since I hardly buy sticks of butter
Leanna says
If a recipe called for 5 eggs, how would I split that?
thank you by the way! this is very helpful! 🙂
Madhuram says
Hi Leanna, could you be more specific? Are you asking what is the substitute for 5 eggs?
Shubha Satish says
Hi Madhu,
I have a baking tray and hence occasionally bake cookies & buns. I want to invest in a proper pan in which I can bake cake & also bread. Please give some suggestions regarding buying a pan or a baking set, size and brand.
I need one more clarification. I have tried few of your recipes by halving the amounts of the ingredients. Result is that it turns out OK, but not as good as your recipe. Can you please tell me where I am wrong. I am also switching to healthy, (but tasty)substitutes!
Thanks for your interesting and inspiring site.
Shubha
P.S. I think it would be good if you could put one more page for people like me to know essential baking needs!
Madhuram says
Thanks for your feedback Shubha. I too am thinking of doing a post on basic baking needs. Hopefully I can get to it pretty soon. When I started baking, I got the basic starter kit by Baker's Secret. Even Wilton has it. The pack comes with 2 cookie sheets, a muffin pan, a bread pan, 2 round cake tins and a pizza tray. This is pretty much enough for beginners. You can grab mixing bowls, measuring spoons, cups, spatula, whisk etc in Dollar stores or sometimes even Walmart has this as a kit. Halving of recipe does not work in all recipes. I too don't get desired results while halving some recipes. It is more of a trial and error method only.
Mary says
When baking I always experiment, sometimes I didn't measure the ingredients, sometimes it's too sweet and sometimes not at all. so next time I will make this as a reference. Thanks for this. Bookmarked.... 🙂
Daliyah says
Hi this is nice. I am trying to impress and bake a cake for my boyfriend and not sure about measurements. so I googled it and landed on your page. This is very helpful thanks you so much.
🙂
vidhi jain says
hi can u plzz tell me where can i get energ eggreplacer in delhi??
Madhuram says
Somebody mentioned that there's a Whole Foods in Delhi and they have EnerG.
Revati says
Where can I buy Agar Agar powder in US.
Madhuram says
Try Whole Foods or Asian grocery stores.
Rashmi says
You can even purchase it online on amazon.
rekha says
PLS MAIL ME Baking MeasurementsON MY EMAIL rekhasharma62@ymail.com
febi says
hai...just want to ask is the measurement that you have here i can use it in indonesia as well??..cause i kinda confu
Madhuram says
Hi Febi, I have used the standard baking spoons (1/4tsp, 1/2tsp, 1tsp, 1/2tbspn, 1tbspn), cups (1/4 cup, 1/3 cup, 1/2 cup, 1 cup) and mug (for measuring liquids) in my recipes. But if you follow the gms measurement use the table for conversion.
Chad says
Very useful information - I am always needing to convert measurments
when cooking. Bookmarking this page.
sheila says
Hi im trying to bake the strawberry muffin receipe for about 12 people .Can I use a 23cm/7cm cm spring form pan.Can I double the receipe.Thanks.
Madhuram says
I think you should be okay doubling the recipe. It's usually halving that doesn't come out so well. The given measurement should yield a good 8 inch round cake.
sheila says
Thanks Madhuram for your reply.I think my pan size would be 9inches anyawy will try it.Thanks once again.
Ruchi says
Hi - I stumbled upon your website looking for eggless cake recipes that I needed to bake for a friend and found a treasure trove of recipes.
You have a great site and I like the clarity with which you have explained egg substitutes.
Do you also have recipes for eggless easy to make royal icing?
Ruchi.
dove says
I am at chennai, currently hunting for molasses to begin making cakes/breads but where exactly should I purchase it and what is it. I did google but could not understand, they linked it with sugar and a brown syrup. Does anyone know stores in my zone that sell baking ingredients. There are lots of other things that aren't available in my kitchen. Yesterday I tried to bake bread but had to cut off so many ingredients, it turned out to be a nightmare - a brittle bread. 🙁 Thank you.
Madhuram says
Molasses is not an ingredient which is used quite frequently while baking. So you should be okay without it. I hear that Chennai has a lot of new chain of grocery stores these days. So finding basic baking ingredients should not be a problem.
sheela says
thanks for your lovely eggless receipes.
However I have not been able to find eggless donut receipes. Can you please guide me
Thanks
Thanks Sheela. I will try to put some recipes here.
jyothi says
hi madhuram,
you have a lovely blog.
i am still new to baking and i think your site will be very useful. i have tried baking cakes and cookies few times but never successful.will try again using tips in your site, hope will be successful this time. thank you.
Thanks Jyothi. Feel free to write to me if you have any questions.
Aparna says
Hi Madhuram,
You have a fantastic food blog!
I have a question. In yr baking measurement, you mentioned that 1/2 cup, for instance, equals 4 ounces. Is this only for liquid measurements or can we apply this for say, flour? Because I came across some recipes that measure flour in ounces. I don't have a kitchen scale, so just wanted to be sure.
Aparna, I too am not sure about that but I too have considered the same because I don't have a kitchen scale. I have not tried it though so I don't know how it will turn out. Sorry.
Nancy says
White flour: 1 cup = 4.409 ounces
asstha says
this is very helpful... i've saved it for future reference. thanks so much... 😀
marie says
hello everybody iam trying to make some donuts for my niece and i dont know how to measure 5/8 of a cup and i dont have measuring cups i need help.
Hi Marie, 5/8th of a cup will be 10 tablespoons.
Anuradha says
Thanks a lot for your immediate response.
Anuradha says
Hi
Saw your recipes being a vegetarian myself it is very useful and encouraging. CAn you tell me where in chennai we can get the baking ingredients and also can you suggest whether a micro oven or a baking oven is best for baking the cakes, as i dont have one and planning to buy one.
Thanks Anuradha. It's been 6 years since I moved from Chennai so I really don't know about the stores there. Last time when I visited I saw a lot of changes. Why don't you try Nilgiris or any other big chain of grocery stores? Baking in microwave is not my area too. I use only the regular oven. So I cannot compare and contrast between the two. I'm sorry.
Krisatham says
Thank you for your immediate response. I will try what you suggested. Another question - can baking powder and baking soda be used interchangeably?
You're welcome. They can't be used interchangeably.
Krisatham says
Hi Madhuram
I landed in your website when I was googling for a rava idli recipe. I had stopped eating cakes for almost 7 years and never knew eggless baking was ever possible. Thanks a ton for your awesome work. I have got everything ready to try my hands at baking now. I bought a 13 X 9 X 2 pan (though it read 12.8 X 8.8 X 2 ). I want to know, how much of all purpose flour is needed to get a good sized cake? As most of your recipes say 1 cup I just wanted to know if it will be too less for my pan.
Thanks Krisatham. I would suggest you to get two 8 inch cake pans and one 8 inch square pan first and try the recipes here as it is, because adjusting a baking recipe is not as easy as adjusting a cooking recipe. The pan size, the ratio of flour, baking powder and baking soda cannot be simply incremented or decreased like we double or half other cooking recipes. If you are really interested in baking I would also suggest you to get a bakeware set available in Walmart and other stores. It costs around 20-25$ and you get all the basic pans and sheets. That's how I started. Please feel free to get back if you have any further questions.
prathna singh says
when it comes to butter,margarine-does the measurements differ and how many grams is a cup of butter.thx
Yes stick margarine measures exactly the same as stick butter. 1 cup is approx 225gm.
meera says
hi,
i really liked your website.i keep trying out new recipes often, also love to try those differently.i am new to baking, i am tempted to try out some of your recipes.
Thanks Meera.
jayasri says
Oh! my God !, don't think i am copying all ur writings but, i am trying out like what you have said, i try to do it by 1/2 because i am scared i will definitely make a mistake which i have already done thrice, that is why i am scared to try baking..., because i am interested more in baking bread sticks and things like that then cakes !!, i am not a sweet toothed person.., this information about measurements is worth while thank u so much for passing on this information..., its absolutely wonderful..., i have book marked it !!,
abc says
One more note- I believe the baking pan I have is hardly 1 or 1.5 inch deep. I will try in another glassware too? Do I have to reduce tempeature by 25 degree F if I am baking in glassware of nonstick? Sorry to bumbard with questions but being an avid baker you must be understanding my frustration 😥
No problem abc. I'll try to help as much as possible, because I'm also slowly trying to understand the science behind baking. I have a book "Baking for Dummies" and in the cake pan section it is mentioned that 8 and 9 inch cake pans should be atleast 1.5 inches deep. So if yours is 1.5 inches deep then the pan size is not a problem I guess. I have not baked in a glass pan before atleast a cake for that matter. But from the pie plates section in that book I understand that you have to reduce the oven temperature by 25 degrees if you want to cook for more than an hour. But this recipe calls for only 35 minutes right? So I don't think that it's necessary. If possible I'll also try it today itself in a 9 inch cake pan.
abc says
Yehh, if you can try that would be great
abc says
I stay in Maine State (North Eastern of USA). I just confirmed that it is not a high altitude state like CO.
I appreciate your help and will be waiting for your suggestions.
Hmm! Do you want to try the suggestions mentioned for high altitude baking anyway? Otherwise let me try that recipe and see how it's baking.
abc says
Hello
Thank you for your promp reply. Regarding your answer for my sinking cake here is the recipe I followed.(from cdkitchen web)It is great vegan cake.Now, I had been staying in different places and have baked vegan/eggless cakes lots of time and never had any problem. But in this new house, it's frustrating bcos i gave lots of trials and was not successful yet. sides are more cooked and raised compared to center and once comes out I can see it sinking in the oven itself. I read online which suggested to bake at less temperature and for longer time. I tried baking at 365 degree F and still the structure was same. I dont know if it could be the problem with oven because previously it turned out to be really successful. Though eggless, the caked I baked would fluff and would be consistently moist.
Also I user regular fatfree milk.
1 1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup oil
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup (scant) soy/rice milk/water (water works fine)
Directions:
Bake at 375 for 30 min. in greased pan.
Please help!!!!
Hi ABC, since you are telling that you have tried this recipe successfully before I'm also guessing that oven is the problem. Have you moved to a high altitude place? If yes let me know I'll give you some suggestions. I read that once-dependable recipes baked at sea level become a bit out of whack up in the mountains.
sl says
Thanks. I have a son too. So I think in a few years, I will also be baking kid friendly recipes like you. I am looking forward to your post.
Sure sl, will get to it next week.
abc says
Hello Madhuram
Can you tell me how deep my 9 inch round pan should be to bake a cake using 1.5 cup whole wheat flour. I believe the one I have is not very deep and hence it is sinking a bit though i do not fill it more than half. The batter rises to the top during baking,fluffs but sinks little bit at the end. It doesnt spill though while baking.
ABC, all 9 inch pans are made with the same depth. Maybe you should try using an 8 inch pan. Some of the other reasons for sinking are (I found in a book) oven temperature was too low, cake was underbaked, too much sugar was used, resulting in a thick firm and overly brown crust, too much liquid was used, resulting in a sticky layer above the bottom crust, too much leavener was used.
sl says
I like cooking and I like your website with their beautiful pictures and am inspired to start baking. When living back in India, my mom used to bake nankattais and cakes. I have tried her nankattai recipe and has come out well. I want to do more.
Could you tell me what all things I would need to begin baking with? Also, tell me some sure-shot failproof recipes? Maybe a beginners baking list would be helpful 🙂 Thanks.
SL, for sometime now I have wanted to write a post about a beginner's guide to baking. So instead of answering here, I'll write a post very soon, so that it would be helpful for others as well.
Renuka says
Thanks a lot. Renuka.
Renuka says
Hi. I liked the eggless choco chip recipe...will surely try it. However can you please tell me how much exactly is 2 sticks of butter? Will appreciate it if you can tell me in the metric system or measurement by Cup. Thanks. Renuka.
Hi Renuka, 2 sticks is 1 cup of butter, 227 gms.
Bhawana says
Thanks Madhuram. I have so many pages bookmarked for ur recipes :). Will be posting soon :). Today added this page too in my favourites.
Madhuram says
Thanks Anila. Please feel free to try the recipes and post your experience here. It will be helpful for all of us.
Anila says
Hello,
You have a nice page.I am also looking for eggless recipes.I am going try the recipes in your page. Will post about how they turned out.The above table is really helpful.