Convert Cake Flour from Grams to Cup

How many cups is 100 grams of cake flour?

100 grams of cake flour (soft flour) is 0.83 cups. 200 grams of cake flour is 1.67 cups. Use the converter below for any amount.

  • These figures use the metric cup (250 ml). A US cup is slightly smaller at 240 ml, so it holds a little less. 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 120 grams or 4.23 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 (125 g vs 120 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 our Plain Flour converter.

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 (130 g vs 120 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.

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No scale? No worries. The tool below gives a good estimate, but for exact bakes a digital kitchen scale is worth it.

Cake Flour Measurement Converter

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Common Cake Flour Conversions

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

GramsCups
25 g0.21 cups
50 g0.42 cups
75 g0.63 cups
100 g0.83 cups
125 g1.04 cups
150 g1.25 cups
175 g1.46 cups
200 g1.67 cups
250 g2.08 cups
300 g2.5 cups
400 g3.33 cups
500 g4.17 cups

Cake Flour Conversion Chart

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

gramscupouncescup(US)tbsptsp
100 g0.83 cup3.53 oz0.87 cup (US)13.89 tbsp41.67 tsp
150 g1.25 cup5.29 oz1.3 cup (US)20.83 tbsp62.5 tsp
250 g2.08 cup8.81 oz2.17 cup (US)34.72 tbsp104.17 tsp
500 g4.17 cup17.63 oz4.34 cup (US)69.44 tbsp208.33 tsp
750 g6.25 cup26.44 oz6.51 cup (US)104.17 tbsp312.5 tsp

Converting other ingredients? Use the grams to cups converter for a quick-reference table.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many cups is 100 grams of cake flour?
100 grams of cake flour is 0.83 cups. The ratio is fixed, so 200 grams of cake flour is 1.67 cups and 50 grams is 0.42 cups. Use the converter above for any quantity, or check the conversion chart on this page for the most common amounts at a glance. Open the cake flour converter
How many cups is 150 grams of cake flour?
150 grams of cake flour is 1.25 cups. The ratio is fixed, so 100 grams of cake flour is 0.83 cups and 200 grams is 1.67 cups. Type any other amount into the converter above for the exact figure, or use the chart below for the common ones.
How many cups is 200 grams of cake flour?
200 grams of cake flour is 1.67 cups. Conversions scale in a straight line, so halving or doubling a recipe keeps the same ratio. 100 grams of cake flour is 0.83 cups, and you can multiply or divide that figure to match whatever your recipe needs. Enter any amount in the converter above for an exact cups reading.
How many grams of cake flour is 0.83 cups?
0.83 cups of cake flour is 99.6 grams. The conversion works the same in reverse, so you can switch between cups and grams without changing the result. This helps when a recipe lists grams but you would rather weigh or measure in cups. The converter above and the chart below cover both directions for any amount.
How many cups is 100 grams of soft flour?
Soft flour is another name for cake flour, so 100 grams of soft flour is 0.83 cups, exactly the same as cake flour. The figure does not change with the name: 200 grams is 1.67 cups and 50 grams is 0.42 cups. Use the converter above for any quantity, or read the conversion chart on this page for the most common amounts.

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