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High-fat cream used for whipping and enriching sauces. Density close to water but slightly heavier.
1 cup =
238
grams
All values calculated using the actual density of Heavy Cream (1 g/ml).
¼ cup
60g
2.1 oz
⅓ cup
79g
2.8 oz
½ cup
119g
4.2 oz
⅔ cup
159g
5.6 oz
¾ cup
179g
6.3 oz
1 cup
238g
8.4 oz
1½ cups
357g
12.6 oz
2 cups
476g
16.8 oz
1 tablespoon
15g
1 teaspoon
5g
½ tablespoon
7g
Why density matters
Heavy Cream has a density of 1 g/ml. Compare that to water at 1.0 g/ml — a denser ingredient will give a higher gram count per cup. Generic converters that assume 240g per cup for everything would give you 2g more than the actual weight — which can ruin precision bakes.
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