Changing U.S. cup measurements to U.K. grams
Imagine you’ve found the perfect carrot cake recipe, but the measurements are all in U.S measurements. What do you do? Do you say forget it and walk away from that perfect cake recipe you’ve been scouring the internet for hours for? NO! You learn how to convert the measurements to U.K. metric and make a fantastic cake that everyone fusses over. In this article, we will review common conversions between UK metric baking measurements and the U.S. customary measurements and highlight some standard terms you may see in recipes.
Spoons, cups, and liquids
Fortunately, with liquid measurements, it does not matter what kind of liquid it is, which is not the case for dry ingredients, as you’ll see later. The following chart shows the conversion from U.S. teaspoons (tsp), tablespoons (tbsp), and cups (c) to milliliters (ml)
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Spoons and Cups🥄
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Milliliters (ml)🍶
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1⁄4 teaspoon |
1.25 ml |
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1⁄2 teaspoon |
2.5 ml |
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1 teaspoon |
5 ml |
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1 tablespoon |
15 ml |
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1⁄4 cup |
60 ml |
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1⁄3 cup |
80 ml |
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1⁄2 cup |
120 ml |
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3⁄4 cup |
180 ml |
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1 cup |
240 ml |
Dry ingredients
Because dry ingredients have different consistencies, the measurements are different for the various kinds of ingredients you may be using. The following chart shows the conversion of cups to grams.
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Ingredients |
Grams |
Ingredients |
Grams |
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1 cup butter |
226 grams |
1 cup granulated sugar |
201 grams |
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1 stick butter (1⁄2 cup) |
113 grams |
1 cup brown sugar |
220 grams |
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1 cup All-purpose flour |
128 grams |
1 cup confectioners’ sugar |
125 grams |
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1 cup Whole wheat flour |
136 grams |
1 cup chocolate chips |
175 grams |
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1 cup sliced almonds |
110 grams |
1 cup raisins |
200 grams |
Temperatures
In the US, Farhenheit is the measurement for temperature. In contrast, temperature measurements in the UK use gas marks or Celsius. The following chart shows the conversion between temperatures Fahrenheit and Celsius and gas marks.
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US Temperature (F) |
Convert it to Celsius © |
Gas Mark |
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225 F |
110 C |
1/4 |
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250 F |
120 C |
1/2 |
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275 F |
135 C |
1 |
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300 F |
150 C |
2 |
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325 F |
165 C |
3 |
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350 F |
175 C |
4 |
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375 F |
190 C |
5 |
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400 F |
205 C |
6 |
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425 F |
220 C |
7 |
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450 F |
235 C |
8 |
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475 F |
250 C |
9 |
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500 F |
265 C |
10 |
Common ingredient name conversion
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Baking soda |
Bicarbonate of soda |
Raisins |
Sultanas |
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Powdered sugar/confectioners’ sugar |
Icing sugar |
Cupcake liners |
Paper liners |
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All-purpose flour |
Plain flour |
Cookies |
Biscuits |
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Self-rising dough |
Self-raising |
Biscuit |
Scone |
Happy baking to you!