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American cup measurements?

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  • lilian1977
    lilian1977 Posts: 5,157 Forumite
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    Hi

    I always use Delia's conversion tables here

    Hope that helps, let us know how they turn out!
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  • I believe a cup is 8oz?
  • ness_w
    ness_w Posts: 334 Forumite
    Thanks, that's very helpful. I got a whole pack of butter into my cup measure which is 50g too much according to Delia, so that would explain the greasiness as I used one and a half cups in the recipe.
  • I believe a cup is 8oz?

    Yes a cup of butter is 8 oz of butter.
    Half a cup = 4 oz
    A quarter of a cup = 2 oz
    A third of a cup = 2.6 oz

    However a cup measures 8 fluid ounces. A cup of oats is a lot lighter than a cup of sugar.
  • I'm baking some cakes that come from an American recipe, and need some help with the conversion.

    I need to convert the US 'Cups' to UK 'Grams' to make it easier for me to follow correctly.

    I've tried looking online for a reliable conversion but alas every website says something different! :mad:

    Does anyone have any idea of the correct measurement conversions??

    Thanks in advance xx
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  • BitterAndTwisted
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    It's not possible to convert from cups to grammes, A cup of flour will have a different weight to a cup of sugar, for example.

    It's best to stick to volume if you're following a recipe. An American cup is half an American pint: so that's 8 fluid ounces (not 10 like an Imperial half pint)
  • I'm working with dry ingredients, so this is a bit of a pain in the !!! - I needed to know, as the recipe gives some ingredients in terms of cups, and them some ingredients in terms of lbs. So I assumed it would be possible to convert to grams, seeing as the ingredients were dry.

    Argh! So confused!
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  • BitterAndTwisted
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    No, it's not possible to do what you're hoping to do, alas. Do you have one of those Pyrex measuring jugs? That's what I use when making anything from an American recipe
  • kezlou
    kezlou Posts: 3,283 Forumite
    Hi,

    This is the site i use to convert us cups to grams.

    http://www.recipes4us.co.uk/us_cups_to_weight.htm

    Hope the above helps

    Kez x
  • LondonDreamer
    LondonDreamer Posts: 725 Forumite
    As others have said, it depends on what you're measuring as they all weigh different amounts for the same volume. What ingredients do you need to convert?

    Here's a few I know from converting my own recipes from cups (which I have) to grams (which I prefer):
    Butter, 1c = 225g (this is also equal to two "sticks" of butter)
    Flour, 1c = 150g
    Caster sugar, 1c = 225g
    Cocoa powder, 1c = 100g
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