Best US baking conversion chart

[Thesunrising]

I want to try an Ina Garten recipe for pound cake but I’m having trouble finding a definitive list that shows UK equivalent measures. Everyone I look at seems to have slightly different interpretations of what a cup of flour or a cup of sugar is in grams.

Can anyone recommend a reliable conversion chart please!

I googled your recipe and it looks exactly like this one (minus lemon) but doubled - I would use a UK version that's been tested if it were me www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/lemon-buttermilk-pound-cake

If you want to use the US version, pick a conversion and stick to it, will probably be fine. Nigella recipes online can toggle between UK/US so you could look there.

I spent A LOT of time with each recipe figuring out how much in grams is a cup of flour, a cup of sugar, a cup of butter, a cup of bread crusts (really??). In the end I just bought a set of US measurement cups. Sorted finally.

Thanks both. It took me twice as long to make the cake as I had to think hard about the conversion at each stage. But the cake came out well. It was the cream cheese pound cake rather than the regular one. It’s a much sweeter cake than I’m used to, but it’s good. Think I might invest in some of these cups as there are loads of Ina recipes I’d like to try.

I'm glad it turned out well after all your efforts - nothing worse than cake disappointment

A cup is 236ml. Problem solved!

@Teapot13 surely it only solves the problem for liquids, specifically water. How do you measure 236ml of flour?

Cups are not as accurate as measuring by weight. I don't know why US recipes don't switch to weighing for baking where it's very important to be accurate. I feel like they are setting me up to fail!

@UniversalTruth by trying to get as close as you can.
Measure out 250ml and take away a tablespoon (roughly 15ml).

Americans generally measure dry ingredients by volume. If you want to use a recipe that is in cups, a cup is 236ml. You can buy an actual cup measure, or use a metric measuring cup and fill it to 236ml. Using a measure you already have won't be any different than a cup measure you buy.

I know everyone throws up their hands about cups but, really, our cakes and cookies turn out fine. Serious bread bakers often use scales but a lot of very accomplished home bakers don't even have scales.

Butter does come premeasured -- their are lines on the package showing different amounts. I admit it is inconvenient to measure butter or shortening with cups. although it is done.