If a recipe asks for a cup of something, how much is that in ounces or grams?

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I havea lovely recipe for coconut flapjack, but it calls for ingredients in cups - I dont know where to start. any ideas greatly received.

I'd just use a cup... one cup of something will be heavier than a cup of something else.

A cup is 8oz in volume. Its weight depends on what it is.

butter, sugar, oats. Do you think 8oz is about right then?

I have a conversion chart. Don't use any old cup, it is actually a real measurement!

I take a cup as half a pint - but maybe that's a tad too much? I did have a proper measuring cup (for use with those Australian cook books), no idea where it went to.

Do you have a measuring jug, sleep? If so, a cup is up to the 8 fluid ounce mark. You don't need to try to convert it into weight.

use a measuring jug - a cup is 250ml

Right, I will try the measuring jug and then weigh it! Wish me luck! Many thanks everyone.

Are you weighing for academic interest or to note down for next time?

The cups are a measure of volume, so a cup of (say) sugar will weight about twice as much as a cup of flour. Its about the size of a teacup (not a big mug) but so long as you use the same one for evrything the proportions will still work.

both no biggy. but its sounding more complicated now. i might have to buy a 'cup'

both no biggy. but its sounding more complicated now. i might have to buy a 'cup'

Do you have a measuring jug? I've just looked at one of mine, and it shows cups against pints on one scale. One cup is a shade under half a pint, not enough to make a difference I'd say.

Go with half a pint.

Go on, do it! What's the worst that could happen?

have you a normal teacup in the house?
will do just as well.

If the recipe you are using is American, then you need to use 8oz for a cup. That is less than half a pint (it's a half American pint though).

it is easier jsut to have cups if you do a lot of baking. You can get them really chea in larger tescos. It's not complicated though, a teacup is about the right size.