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Thick fermented cream. Slightly denser than water. Adds moisture and tang to cakes and muffins.
1 cup =
240
grams
All values calculated using the actual density of Sour Cream (1.01 g/ml).
¼ cup
60g
2.1 oz
⅓ cup
80g
2.8 oz
½ cup
120g
4.2 oz
⅔ cup
160g
5.6 oz
¾ cup
180g
6.3 oz
1 cup
240g
8.5 oz
1½ cups
360g
12.7 oz
2 cups
480g
16.9 oz
1 tablespoon
15g
1 teaspoon
5g
½ tablespoon
8g
Why density matters
Sour Cream has a density of 1.01 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 0g more than the actual weight — which can ruin precision bakes.
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