125g Butter in Cups
125 grams of butter is ½ cup — 227g per US cup. This is the range most cookie, cake and pastry recipes use, and it lands close to whole sticks or half a European block.
How many cups is 125g of butter?
125 grams of butter equals:
Measuring by hand? That is 9 tablespoons. It is about 55% of a 227 g US butter stick.
US butter wrappers are printed with tablespoon and stick marks, so cutting to the wrapper is usually more accurate than pressing butter into a cup.
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125 grams of Butter is about ½ cup, using a 236.588 millilitre cup at 227 grams per cup.
125g of butter vs other ingredients
Grams measure weight and cups measure volume, so the same 125 grams fills a different amount of cup for every ingredient:
| Ingredient | 125g in cups | g per cup |
|---|---|---|
| Butter | ½ cup | 227 |
| All-Purpose Flour | 1 cup | 125 |
| Granulated Sugar | ⅝ cup | 200 |
| Water | ½ cup | 240 |
See all 125g conversions on the 125 grams to cups chart.
Nearby butter amounts
| Grams of butter | Cups | Tablespoons |
|---|---|---|
| 110g | ½ cup | 7.86 tbsp |
| 113g | ½ cup | 8.07 tbsp |
| 115g | ½ cup | 8.21 tbsp |
| 120g | ½ cup | 8.57 tbsp |
| 130g | ⅝ cup | 9.29 tbsp |
| 140g | ⅝ cup | 10 tbsp |
| 150g | ⅔ cup | 11 tbsp |
| 160g | ⅔ cup | 11 tbsp |
Full ladder on the butter grams to cups chart.
Frequently Asked Questions
125 grams of butter is ½ cup. In kitchen measures that is 9 tablespoons, worked out from 227 grams per US cup.
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