Your Go-To Baking Conversions & Substitutions Hub
If you've ever asked "how many grams are in a cup of flour?", you are not alone. Precision is the secret ingredient in baking. While cooking allows for "a pinch of this and a dash of that," baking relies on exact chemical reactions. Measuring by weight (grams) instead of volume (cups) is universally recommended by professional pastry chefs to ensure consistent, perfect results every time.
* Below are decriptions for converting volume vs. weight, baking substitutions and scaling your recipes for larger number of guests, followed by the actual tools themselves. As a bonus we have included an extra oven temperature tool.
Volume vs. Weight in Baking
One cup of all-purpose flour can weigh anywhere from 100 grams to 150 grams depending on how you scoop it! A tightly packed cup yields dense cakes and dry cookies. Our BakeSense weight-to-volume converter above assumes the standard "spoon and level" method, standardizing 1 cup of AP Flour at exactly 120 grams.
Common Baking Substitutions
Out of baking soda? Searching for a quick baking soda substitute? You can typically swap it for baking powder, but you'll need three times the amount (1 tsp baking soda = 3 tsp baking powder). Remember that baking soda requires an acid (like buttermilk or lemon juice) to activate, whereas baking powder has the acid built-in. Use our Quick Substitution Guide above to save a trip to the grocery store.
Scaling Recipes Made Easy
Taking a recipe meant for 4 people and scaling it to 10 can result in tricky fractional math. Paste your ingredient list directly into our recipe multiplier tool. It parses out the numbers automatically and scales your ingredients instantly based on your desired serving size.