Measurements, weights and conversions for baking
Experimenting in baking can be fun, but it can also go really wrong. Unlike cooking, it is really important to weigh ingredients for cakes, biscuits, cupcakes or tarts. Otherwise, there is a risk that the dough will not rise, the pastry will taste bitter, collapse when cooling or become hard as a rock. To avoid this, you really need a kitchen scale – but for some recipes, cups and spoons do the trick.
Quantities with spoons: How many grams are in a tablespoon of X?
What is in tablespoons of butter in grams? How can you convert tablespoons of flour into grams? How many grams of honey correspond to one spoon? Here you will find rough indications for converting spoons into grams – of course, it always depends on how big the spoons are and how much you heap the ingredients.
- 1 tbsp. butter in grams (soft) = 10 g
- 1 tbsp. butter in grams (firm) = 15 g
- 1 tbsp. oil in grams = 10 g
- 1 tbsp. ground hazelnuts in grams = 10 g
- 1 tbsp ground almonds in grams = 10 g
- 1 tbsp. honey in grammes = 20 g
- 1 tbsp. cocoa in grams = 8 g
- 1 tbsp. coconut flakes in grams = 5 g
- 1 tbsp. oat flakes in grams = 8 g
- 1 tbsp yoghurt in grams = 15 g
- 1 tbsp. milk in grams = 15 g
- 1 tbsp. cream cheese in grams = 20 g
- 1 tbsp flour in grams = 10 g
- 1 tbsp ground poppy seeds in grams = 10 g
- 1 tbsp icing sugar in grams = 10 g
- 1 tbsp sultanas in grams = 15 g
- 1 tablespoon cornflour in grams = 10 g
- 1 tbsp. baking powder in grams = 8 g
- 1 tbsp sugar in grams = 15 g
- 1 tbsp. water in grams = 15 g
Quantities with cups/cups (150 ml): How many grams is one cup of X?
One cup of flour is how many grams? How can you convert a cup of cocoa into grams? Baking recipes that use cups instead of weight have the problem that cups are different sizes. However, a filling quantity of 150 ml is usually regarded as standard. And for many cup cake recipes, it is especially important that you simply use the same cup for all ingredients so that the ratio is correct.
- 1 cup liquid such as water, milk, buttermilk and juice = approx. 150 g
- 1 cup honey in grams = 200 g
- 1 cup maple syrup in grams = 190 g
- 1 cup cocoa powder in grams = 80 g
- 1 cup jam in grams = 200 g
- 1 cup oat flakes in grams = 80 g
- 1 cup coconut flakes in grams = 50 g
- 1 cup ground nuts or almonds in grams = 70 g
- 1 cup chopped nuts or almonds in grams = 90 g
- 1 cup flour in grams = 100 g
- 1 cup oil in grams = 120 g
- 1 cup icing sugar in grams = 80 g
- 1 cup cornflour in grams = 80 g
- 1 cup sugar in grams = 130 g
Different egg sizes: How many grams does an egg of size X have?
How much does an egg weigh? I actually always take any eggs – mostly M – but maybe someone of you is interested in which egg weight classes there are officially 😉
Small = less than 53 g
Medium = 53 to 62 g
Large = 63 to less than 72 g
Extra Large = at least 73 g
Cup information for recipes from the USA: How many grams are in a cup X?
How many grams is 1 cup of oatmeal? How can you convert a cup of chocolate chips into grams?
- 1 cup in grams (general & water) = 240 ml or g
- 1 cup flour in grams (flour) = 125 grams
- 1 cup cornstarch in grams (cornstarch) = 130 grams
- 1 cup sugar in grams (sugar) = 200 grams
- 1 cup icing sugar in grams = 120 grams
- 1 cup brown sugar in grams (brown sugar) = 180 grams
- 1 cup butter in grammes (butter) = 225 grammes
- 1 stick butter in grams (butter) = 1/2 cup = 115 grams
- 1 cup oil in grammes (oil) = 200 grammes
- 1 cup cocoa in grams (baking cacao) = 120 grams
- 1 cup nuts in grams = 130 grams
- 1 cup ground nuts = 120 grams
- 1 cup chopped nuts in grams = 150 grams
- 1 cup peanut butter (grams) or almond butter (grams) = 240 grams
- 1 cup oats in grams (oats) = 80 grams
- 1 cup yoghurt in grammes (yogurt) = approx. 240 grammes
- 1 cup milk in grammes (milk) = 240 grammes
- 1 cup honey in grammes (honey) = 340 grammes
- 1 cup maple syrup in grams (maple syrup) = 310 grams
- 1 cup chocolate chips in grams = 170 grams
Baking temperatures: How many degrees Celsius are X degrees Fahrenheit?
Converting Fahrenheit to Celsius is a bit complicated, so here are just a few common examples
- 250°F = 120°C = gas mark 1/2
- 275°F = 135°C = gas mark 1
- 300°F = 150°C = gas mark 2
- 325°F = 160°C = gas mark 3
- 350°F = 175°C = gas mark 4
- 375°F = 190°C = gas mark 5
- 400°F = 205°C = gas mark 6
- 425°F = 220°C = gas mark 7
- 450°F = 230°C = gas mark 8
- 475°F = 245°C = gas mark 9
- 500°F = 260°C = gas mark 10
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