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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 3/4 cup, or to measure 50% of 1.5 tablespoon, etc. Then I found this handy table in my “Baking for Dummies” book. For instance 3/4th of a cup is equal to 12 tablespoons, so half of it would be 6 tablespoons.
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 1/8 teaspoon (dry) |
| 1 tablespoon | 3 teaspoons or 1/2 ounce |
| 2 tablespoons | 1 ounce |
| 1/4 cup | 4 tablespoons or 2 ounces |
| 1/3 cup | 5 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon |
| 1/2 cup | 8 tablespoons or 4 ounces |
| 3/4 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 |
Butter Measurements
| Cups | Sticks | Pounds | Tablespoons | Grams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/4 | 1/2 | 1/8 | 4 | 55 g |
| 1/2 | 1 | 1/4 | 8 | 112 g |
| 1/3 | 1/2+1 & 1/3 tbspns | n/a | 5 & 1/3 | 75 g |
| 2/3 | 1 + 2 & 2/3 tbspns | n/a | 10 & 2/3 | 150 g |
| 3/4 | 1 & 1/2 | 3/8 | 12 | 170 g |
| 1 | 2 | 1/2 | 16 | 225 g |
| 2 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 450 g |
Volume Measurements
| US Units | Canadian Units | Australian Units |
|---|---|---|
| 1/4 teaspoon | 1 ml | 1 ml |
| 1/2 teaspoon | 2 ml | 2 ml |
| 1 teaspoon | 5 ml | 5 ml |
| 1 tablespoon | 15 ml | 20 ml |
| 1/4 cup | 50 ml | 60 ml |
| 1/3 cup | 75 ml | 80 ml |
| 1/2 cup | 125 ml | 125 ml |
| 2/3 cup | 150 ml | 170 ml |
| 3/4 cup | 175 ml | 190 ml |
| 1 cup | 250 ml | 250 ml |
| 1 quart | 1 liter | 1 liter |
| 1 and 1/2 quarts | 1.5 liters | 1.5 liters |
| 2 quarts | 2 liters | 2 liters |
| 2 and 1/2 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 (1/4 pound) | 115 grams | 125 grams |
| 8 ounces (1/2 pound) | 225 grams | 225 grams |
| 16 ounces (1 pound) | 455 grams | 500 grams (1/2 kilogram) |
Temperature Conversions
| Farenheit | 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!
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.
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.
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.
Thanks Madhuram for your reply.I think my pan size would be 9inches anyawy will try it.Thanks once again.
Very useful information – I am always needing to convert measurments
when cooking. Bookmarking this page.
hai…just want to ask is the measurement that you have here i can use it in indonesia as well??..cause i kinda confu
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.
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Where can I buy Agar Agar powder in US.
Try Whole Foods or Asian grocery stores.
You can even purchase it online on amazon.
hi can u plzz tell me where can i get energ eggreplacer in delhi??
Somebody mentioned that there’s a Whole Foods in Delhi and they have EnerG.
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.
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….
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!
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.