How many grams in a cup of cake flour?

1 cup of cake flour weighs 120 g by King Arthur Baking's chart. USDA lists 137 g for a cup dipped straight into the bag.

Sources: King Arthur Baking ingredient weight chart, USDA FoodData Central · Checked October 10, 2026

Amount

Unit

120 g 4.2 oz

Sources range from 120 g to 137 g for 1 cup.

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Cake flour cups to grams table

Using 120 g per US cup. A US cup is 236.6 mL; 1 cup is 16 tablespoons.

Cake flour cups to grams
US cups	Grams	Ounces	Tablespoons
⅛ cup	15 g	0.5 oz	2
¼ cup	30 g	1.1 oz	4
⅓ cup	40 g	1.4 oz	5.3
½ cup	60 g	2.1 oz	8
⅔ cup	80 g	2.8 oz	10.7
¾ cup	90 g	3.2 oz	12
1 cup	120 g	4.2 oz	16
1½ cups	180 g	6.3 oz	24
2 cups	240 g	8.5 oz	32
3 cups	360 g	12.7 oz	48
4 cups	480 g	16.9 oz	64

Why sources disagree

USDA's 137 g is for an unsifted cup dipped into the flour, which packs it. King Arthur's 120 g is a lighter cup. Cake flour is fine and soft, so it packs easily, and a packed cup can make a cake dense and dry. Many cake recipes ask for sifted cake flour, which weighs less again, so follow the recipe's wording.

Source	Listed as	Grams per cup
King Arthur Baking ingredient weight chart Unbleached Cake Flour	1 cup = 120 g	120 g
USDA FoodData Central Wheat flour, white, cake, enriched	1 cup unsifted, dipped = 137 g	137 g

Bold row is the figure the calculator uses. Figures listed for a smaller measure are multiplied up to one cup.

How to measure cake flour accurately

Sift cake flour only if the recipe says to, since sifting changes how much fits in a cup.
Weigh on a digital scale when you can, since cup scoops vary from cook to cook.
If you use cups, fill the same way every time so your results stay consistent.

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Converting a recipe one ingredient at a time is where mistakes slip in. Sous Chef imports a recipe from a link or pasted text, then converts every ingredient at once: dry ingredients and butter to grams, liquids to millilitres. Tap again to go back to cups.

US recipe

2¼ cups all-purpose flour
1 cup butter, softened
¾ cup brown sugar, packed
1½ cups milk

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275 g all-purpose flour
225 g butter, softened
170 g brown sugar, packed
350 ml milk

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Common questions

How many grams is half a cup of cake flour?

Half a cup of cake flour is about 60 g, using 120 g per cup.

How many grams is 1 tablespoon of cake flour?

1 tablespoon of cake flour is about 8 g, since 1 cup is 16 tablespoons and 120 g per cup divided by 16 is 8 g.

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