Sugars

Powdered Sugar

Also known as icing sugar or confectioners' sugar. Very fine and airy — easily affected by sifting. Best weighed for consistency.

1 cup =

120

grams

Conversion Table

All values calculated using the actual density of Powdered Sugar (0.5 g/ml).

¼ cup

30g

1.1 oz

⅓ cup

40g

1.4 oz

½ cup

60g

2.1 oz

⅔ cup

80g

2.8 oz

¾ cup

90g

3.2 oz

1 cup

120g

4.2 oz

1½ cups

180g

6.3 oz

2 cups

240g

8.5 oz

Small Measure Reference

1 tablespoon

1 teaspoon

½ tablespoon

Why density matters

Powdered Sugar has a density of 0.5 g/ml. Compare that to water at 1.0 g/ml — a lighter ingredient will give a lower gram count per cup. Generic converters that assume 240g per cup for everything would give you 120g more than the actual weight — which can ruin precision bakes.

Other Sugars

Granulated Sugar

1 cup =

200g

Brown Sugar (packed)

1 cup =

213g

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