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113g Powdered Sugar in Cups

113 grams of powdered sugar is 1 cup 120g per US cup. Buttercream and icing recipes live here. Powdered sugar is much lighter per cup than granulated, so the same weight fills noticeably more volume.

How many cups is 113g of powdered sugar?

113 grams of powdered sugar equals:

1
approximate cup
0.94
decimal cup
15
tablespoons
120g
per cup

Measuring by hand? That is 15 tablespoons + ¼ teaspoon. It is about 23% of a 500 g bag of powdered sugar.

Powdered sugar clumps and compacts in the bag. Sift or whisk it first, then spoon it into the cup — do not tap the cup down.

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113 grams of Powdered Sugar is about 1 cup, using a 236.588 millilitre cup at 120 grams per cup.

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1
cup
¼½¾1
cups
0.94
tbsp
15.1
tsp
45.2
About 15.1 tablespoons or 45.2 teaspoons (approximate)
Measured out: 15 tablespoons + ¼ teaspoon
1 cup (236.588ml) = 120g

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US customary cup (236.588ml) · 120g per cup

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113g of powdered sugar vs other ingredients

Grams measure weight and cups measure volume, so the same 113 grams fills a different amount of cup for every ingredient:

Ingredient113g in cupsg per cup
Powdered Sugar1 cup120
All-Purpose Flour⅞ cup125
Granulated Sugar⅝ cup200
Butter½ cup227

See all 113g conversions on the 113 grams to cups chart.

Nearby powdered sugar amounts

Grams of powdered sugarCupsTablespoons
85g¾ cup11 tbsp
90g¾ cup12 tbsp
100g⅞ cup13 tbsp
110g⅞ cup15 tbsp
115g1 cup15 tbsp
120g1 cup16 tbsp
125g1 cup17 tbsp
130g1⅛ cups17 tbsp

Full ladder on the powdered sugar grams to cups chart.

Common questions

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How many cups is 113g of powdered sugar?

113 grams of powdered sugar is 1 cup. In kitchen measures that is 15 tablespoons + ¼ teaspoon, worked out from 120 grams per US cup.

How many grams are in 1 cup of powdered sugar?

One US cup of powdered sugar weighs about 120 grams, one tablespoon about 7.5 grams, and one teaspoon about 2.5 grams. This page divides 113 grams by that cup weight.

Is 113g of powdered sugar the same as 113g of all-purpose flour?

No. 113g of powdered sugar is 1 cup, while 113g of all-purpose flour is ⅞ cup. Same weight on the scale, different volume in the cup, because the two have different densities.

How do I measure 113g of powdered sugar without a scale?

Use 15 tablespoons + ¼ teaspoon. Powdered sugar clumps and compacts in the bag. Sift or whisk it first, then spoon it into the cup — do not tap the cup down.

Is it better to weigh powdered sugar or measure it in cups?

Weighing is more accurate, especially in baking, because it removes the variation in how the powdered sugar is packed into the cup. If you have no scale, use the cup figure above and keep your measuring method consistent across the whole recipe.