Ingredient Conversions and Measurements
If a recipe calls for 1 pound of sugar, how many cups is that?
1 pound of sugar = 2 cups
If a cake recipe requires 200g of butter and you want to double the recipe, how much butter will you need?
400g of butter.
How many grams are in 1 cup of butter if 1 cup of butter weighs 227g?
227g
If a recipe calls for 4 cups of sugar and you need to double it, how many cups of sugar do you need?
8 cups of sugar.
If you need to make 500g of dough and the flour constitutes 60% of the dough, how many grams of flour do you need?
300g of flour
If the recipe uses 4.5 oz of sugar, how many grams of sugar is that?
4.5 oz = 128g (1 oz = 28.35g)
If a recipe calls for 1/2 teaspoon of salt and you need to triple it, how much salt do you need?
Answer: 1 1/2 teaspoons.
How many ounces are in 1 cup of liquid?
8oz
How many tablespoons are in 1/4 cup?
4 tablespoons.
If a recipe uses 10% sugar, how many grams of sugar would be used in a dough that weighs 1,000g?
100g of sugar (10% of 1,000g)
If a recipe calls for 8 oz of chocolate, how many grams is that?
8 oz = 227g (1 oz = 28.35g)
A recipe calls for 2 teaspoons of yeast, but you need to triple the recipe. How many teaspoons of yeast will you need?
6 teaspoons of yeast.
How many tablespoons are in 1/3 cup?
5 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon.
If you need to triple a recipe that calls for 6 eggs, how many eggs do you need?
18 eggs (6 × 3)
A recipe calls for 2 cups of butter, but you want to adjust it to use 1.5 times the amount of butter. How many cups of butter would you need?
3 cups of butter (2 cups × 1.5).
If a recipe calls for 4 ounces of powdered sugar, how many cups is that?
1/2 cup
You are scaling up a recipe that calls for 150g of sugar. If you double the recipe, how many grams of sugar do you need?
300g of sugar.
If a recipe calls for 2 cups of milk, how many ounces is that?
16 ounces (1 cup = 8 ounces).
How much vanilla extract is needed if the recipe calls for 1 tablespoon and you need to double the recipe?
2 tablespoons of vanilla extract
In a recipe with 500g of dough, if the baker’s percentage for flour is 70%, how many grams of flour are used in the recipe?
350g of flour (70% of 500g).
How many cups are in 1 quart of liquid?
4 cups (1 quart = 4 cups).
If you need to make 5 batches of dough, and each batch requires 200g of flour, how many grams of flour will you need in total?
1,000g (5 batches × 200g per batch).
How many teaspoons are in 1 tablespoon?
3 teaspoons
How much flour will you need if a recipe calls for 1.5 cups and you need to scale it up by 4 times?
6 cups of flour
If a recipe has 1,000g of dough with a percentage of 55% for flour, how many grams of flour are used?
550g of flour (55% of 1,000g).