Convert Cake Flour from Grams to Cup

How many cups is 100 grams of cake flour?

100 grams of cake flour (soft flour) is 0.77 cups. 200 grams of cake flour is 1.54 cups. 130 grams of cake flour is 1 cup. 500 grams of cake flour is 3.85 cups. Use the converter below for any amount.

  • These figures use the metric cup (250 ml), so 1 cup is 130 g. A US cup is slightly smaller at 240 ml and holds about 125 g. Use the US cup converter →
  • Cup sizes are not standard worldwide, so the same cup of an ingredient can weigh more or less depending on the country. What is a cup measurement →

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

Plain flour carries more protein than cake flour (around 10 to 12% vs 7 to 9%), giving a sturdier crumb. They are close in weight (140 g vs 130 g per cup); for a quick stand-in when out of cake flour, sift 1 cup of plain flour with 2 tablespoons removed and replaced with cornstarch. See what 100 grams of plain flour is in cups.

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 what 100 grams of bread flour is in cups.

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 what 100 grams of self raising flour is in cups.

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Cake Flour Measurement Converter

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1.92 Cup

Common Cake Flour Conversions

Here are the most common cake flour conversions from grams to cups.

GramsCups
50 g0.38 cups
100 g0.77 cups
125 g0.96 cups
130 g1 cup
150 g1.15 cups
175 g1.35 cups
200 g1.54 cups
250 g1.92 cups
260 g2 cups
300 g2.31 cups
400 g3.08 cups
500 g3.85 cups

Cake Flour Conversion Chart

The conversion chart below gives a quick reference for converting cake flour from Grams to Cup and other measurements.

gramscupounceslbkgcup(US)tbsptsp
50 g0.38 cup1.76 oz0.11 lb0.05 kg0.4 cup (US)6.41 tbsp19.23 tsp
100 g0.77 cup3.53 oz0.22 lb0.1 kg0.8 cup (US)12.82 tbsp38.46 tsp
125 g0.96 cup4.41 oz0.28 lb0.13 kg1 cup (US)16.03 tbsp48.08 tsp
130 g1 cup4.59 oz0.29 lb0.13 kg1.04 cup (US)16.67 tbsp50 tsp
150 g1.15 cup5.29 oz0.33 lb0.15 kg1.2 cup (US)19.23 tbsp57.69 tsp
175 g1.35 cup6.17 oz0.39 lb0.18 kg1.4 cup (US)22.44 tbsp67.31 tsp
200 g1.54 cup7.05 oz0.44 lb0.2 kg1.6 cup (US)25.64 tbsp76.92 tsp
250 g1.92 cup8.82 oz0.55 lb0.25 kg2 cup (US)32.05 tbsp96.15 tsp
260 g2 cup9.17 oz0.57 lb0.26 kg2.08 cup (US)33.33 tbsp100 tsp
300 g2.31 cup10.58 oz0.66 lb0.3 kg2.4 cup (US)38.46 tbsp115.38 tsp
400 g3.08 cup14.11 oz0.88 lb0.4 kg3.21 cup (US)51.28 tbsp153.85 tsp
500 g3.85 cup17.64 oz1.1 lb0.5 kg4.01 cup (US)64.1 tbsp192.31 tsp

For grams to cups with a different ingredient, use the grams to cups converter for a quick-reference table.

For the reverse conversion, see 1 cup of cake flour in grams.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many cups is 100 grams of cake flour?
100 grams of cake flour is 0.77 cups. The conversion is fixed, so 50 grams is 0.38 cups and 200 grams is 1.54 cups. Halving or doubling a recipe keeps the same ratio. Use the converter above for any other amount, or the conversion chart on this page for the common ones. Open the cake flour converter
How many cups is 200 grams of cake flour?
200 grams of cake flour is 1.54 cups. The conversion is fixed, so 100 grams is 0.77 cups and 400 grams is 3.08 cups. Halving or doubling a recipe keeps the same ratio. Use the converter above for any other amount, or the conversion chart on this page for the common ones.
What is 130g cake flour in cups?
130 grams of cake flour is 1 cup. The conversion is fixed, so 65 grams is 0.5 cups and 260 grams is 2 cups. Halving or doubling a recipe keeps the same ratio. Use the converter above for any other amount, or the conversion chart on this page for the common ones.
What is 500g cake flour in cups?
500 grams of cake flour is 3.85 cups. The conversion is fixed, so 250 grams is 1.92 cups and 1 kg is 7.69 cups. Halving or doubling a recipe keeps the same ratio. Use the converter above for any other amount, or the conversion chart on this page for the common ones.
How much is 100 grams of soft flour in cups?
Soft flour is another name for cake flour, so 100 grams of soft flour is 0.77 cups, exactly the same as cake flour. The figure does not change with the name: 200 grams is 1.54 cups and 50 grams is 0.38 cups. Use the converter above for any quantity, or read the conversion chart on this page for the most common amounts.
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 convert identically. 100 grams of cake flour is 0.77 cups under either name, and 200 grams is 1.54 cups. Recipes use the two names interchangeably, so you can follow either one without changing quantities or weighing any differently.

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