Kitchen Tips Recipe Conversion and Scaling Baking Ingredient Conversions Check our handy charts to find conversions for commonly used ingredients. By Allrecipes Editorial Team Updated on April 29, 2021 Close Flour Blend | Photo by Buckwheat Queen. How much does a cup of flour weigh? The answer depends upon the type of flour you're using. Unless you have a kitchen scale, you may need weight and volume conversions. Proper ingredient measurements are especially important in baking where precision counts. An incorrect measurement can throw off a ratio and ruin a recipe. Dry Goods Ingredient Cups Ounces All-Purpose Flour 1 cup 4.5 oz Bread Flour 1 cup 4.8 oz Cake Flour 1 cup 3.9 oz Pastry Flour 1 cup 4.25 oz Whole Wheat Flour 1 cup 4.25 oz Cornmeal, coarse 1 cup 4.85 oz Cornmeal, fine 1 cup 6.3 oz Oats, rolled 1 cup 3 oz Walnuts, chopped 1 cup 4.3 oz Walnut/pecan halves 1 cup 3.5 oz Coconut, dry shredded 1 cup 2.5 oz Chocolate Chips 1 cup 5.35 oz Cup to Gram Conversions All About Flour Eggs and Dairy Ingredients Cups Ounces Egg One large egg 1.7 oz Egg Yolk One egg yolk .7 oz Butter 1 cup 8 oz Milk 1 cup 8 oz Heavy Cream 1 cup 8.4 oz Cream Cheese 1 cup 8.2 oz Sour Cream/Yogurt 1 cup 8.6 oz Sugars, Syrups, and Oils Ingredients Cups Ounces Granulated Sugar 1 cup 7.1 oz Brown Sugar, packed 1 cup 7.75 oz Powdered Sugar, sifted 1 cup 3.6 oz Powdered Sugar, unsifted 1 cup 4.4 oz Corn Syrup 1 cup 11.5 oz Honey 1 cup 12 oz Molasses 1 cup 11.6 oz Vegetable Oil 1 cup 7.7 oz Solid Shortening 1 cup 7.25 oz Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit You’ll Also Love Cup To Gram Conversions Recipe Conversion Basics How to Convert a 9x13 Recipe for an 8x8 Pan How to Convert Measurements in Baking Recipes — and Why You Might Want To 15 Essential Recipes To Convert To The Slow Cooker Cooking and Baking Conversions: Ounces, Cups, Metric, and More Conversions: U.S. Standard To Metric Conversion Chart: U.S. Standard To U.K. Measurement Cake and Baking Pan Size Conversions How to Successfully Double a Recipe Gas Stove Mark Conversions Oven Temperature Conversion Chart How to Bake Cakes and Quick Breads at High Altitude How To Scale Down Cake Recipes Bake the Best Cupcakes With These Easy Tips Don't Use This Hack—Here's How You Should Really Measure Sticky Ingredients With No Mess Newsletter Sign Up By clicking “Accept All Cookies”, you agree to the storing of cookies on your device to enhance site navigation, analyze site usage, and assist in our marketing efforts. Privacy PolicyCookies Settings Accept All Cookies