Convert Cake Flour measurements
Cake Flour Measurement Converter
Use the tool below to convert cake flour from the measurements in your recipe to the measurements that you need.
Cake flour is finely milled soft wheat with a low protein content of around 7 to 9%, giving a tender, fine crumb in sponge cakes, chiffon cakes, and biscuits. One metric cup (250 ml) weighs around 130 grams or 4.59 ounces. When a recipe calls for cake flour in cups but you only have scales, converting by weight gives the lift and softness the recipe expects.
Cake flour is sold in 1 kg or 500 g bags, while recipes mix cups, grams, and tablespoons. Weighing in grams gives more consistent results than scooping the powder-fine flour into a cup.
Also known as
- soft flour
- low-protein flour
- soft-wheat flour
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Common Cake Flour Conversions
Here are the most common cake flour conversions from grams to cups.
| Grams | Cups |
|---|---|
| 50 g | 0.38 cups |
| 100 g | 0.77 cups |
| 125 g | 0.96 cups |
| 130 g | 1 cup |
| 150 g | 1.15 cups |
| 175 g | 1.35 cups |
| 200 g | 1.54 cups |
| 250 g | 1.92 cups |
| 260 g | 2 cups |
| 300 g | 2.31 cups |
| 400 g | 3.08 cups |
| 500 g | 3.85 cups |
Cake Flour Conversion Chart
The conversion chart below gives a quick reference for converting cake flour to different measurements.
| grams | cup | ounces | lb | kg | cup(US) | tbsp | tsp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 g | 0.77 cup | 3.53 oz | 0.22 lb | 0.1 kg | 0.8 cup (US) | 12.82 tbsp | 38.46 tsp |
| 150 g | 1.15 cup | 5.29 oz | 0.33 lb | 0.15 kg | 1.2 cup (US) | 19.23 tbsp | 57.69 tsp |
| 250 g | 1.92 cup | 8.82 oz | 0.55 lb | 0.25 kg | 2 cup (US) | 32.05 tbsp | 96.15 tsp |
| 500 g | 3.85 cup | 17.64 oz | 1.1 lb | 0.5 kg | 4.01 cup (US) | 64.1 tbsp | 192.31 tsp |
| 750 g | 5.77 cup | 26.46 oz | 1.65 lb | 0.75 kg | 6.01 cup (US) | 96.15 tbsp | 288.46 tsp |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Are cake flour and soft flour the same thing?
- Yes. Soft flour is another name for cake flour, so they are the same ingredient and measure identically. A cup of cake flour weighs 130 grams under either name, and every conversion on this page holds whichever name your recipe uses. Recipes swap the two freely, so you can follow either without changing quantities or weighing any differently.
- What is 0.25 cups of cake flour in tablespoons?
- 0.25 cups of cake flour is 4.17 tablespoons. This is the same for any ingredient, since cups and tablespoons are both volume units and do not depend on what you are measuring. One cup is about 16.67 tablespoons, so 0.5 cups is 8.33 tablespoons. Use the volume converter to switch between cups, tablespoons, teaspoons, and millilitres for any amount. Open the volume converter
- How much does a cup of cake flour weigh?
- 1 cup of cake flour in grams is 130 grams. The ratio is fixed, so 2 cups is 260 grams and half a cup is 65 grams. Weighing cake flour by the cup is the most common way to measure it for baking. The chart above this FAQ lists the cup amounts recipes call for, and the converter at the top handles anything between them.
- How do you measure cake flour in cups?
- 100 grams of cake flour is 0.77 cups. The conversion scales in a straight line, so 200 grams is 1.54 cups and 50 grams is 0.38 cups. Grams to cups helps when a recipe gives a weight but you measure with cups. The chart above this FAQ covers the other weights cooks measure out.
- How do you measure cake flour in tablespoons?
- 50 grams of cake flour is 6.41 tablespoons. The ratio is fixed, so 100 grams is 12.82 tablespoons and 25 grams is 3.21 tablespoons. Tablespoons are handy for smaller amounts when you would rather not get out the scales. The chart above this FAQ turns the other common weights into tablespoons too.
Related to Cake Flour
Plain Flour
Last-resort straight swap when out of cake flour. Expect a sturdier crumb. Works in muffins and pound cakes, less so in delicate sponge. See our Plain Flour converter.
Bread Flour
Bread flour sits at the high end of protein (around 12 to 14%) while cake flour sits at the low end (7 to 9%), so they produce opposite textures. They differ by cup (150 g vs 130 g); they are not a straight swap, but blending half cake and half bread flour gives roughly the protein of plain flour. See our Bread Flour converter.
Self Raising Flour
Self-raising flour is plain flour pre-mixed with baking powder, so it has more protein than cake flour (around 10 to 12% vs 7 to 9%) and a slightly heavier cup (140 g vs 130 g). They are not a swap; cake flour gives a tender crumb, self-raising flour supplies its own lift. See our Self Raising Flour converter.
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