125g Cake Flour in Cups
125 grams of cake flour is 1⅛ cups — 114g per US cup. Sponge and chiffon cakes sit here, where the lower protein content is the entire point of using cake flour.
How many cups is 125g of cake flour?
125 grams of cake flour equals:
Measuring by hand? That is 1 cup + 1 tablespoon + 1¾ teaspoons.
Cake flour is milled finer than all-purpose, so the same weight fills more cup volume. Sift it before measuring by cups.
Grams to Cups Converter
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125 grams of Cake Flour is about 1⅛ cups, using a 236.588 millilitre cup at 114 grams per cup.
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- cups
- 1.10
- tbsp
- 17.5
- tsp
- 52.6
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US customary cup (236.588ml) · 114g per cup
Dedicated conversion guides use the default US customary cup.
Applies to this page only — the database value (114g per US cup) is unchanged.
125g of cake flour 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cake Flour | 1⅛ cups | 114 |
| All-Purpose Flour | 1 cup | 125 |
| Granulated Sugar | ⅝ cup | 200 |
| Butter | ½ cup | 227 |
See all 125g conversions on the 125 grams to cups chart.
Nearby cake flour amounts
| Grams of cake flour | Cups | Tablespoons |
|---|---|---|
| 100g | ⅞ cup | 14 tbsp |
| 200g | 1¾ cups | 28 tbsp |
| 250g | 2¼ cups | 35 tbsp |
| 300g | 2⅝ cups | 42 tbsp |
| 400g | 3½ cups | 56 tbsp |
Full ladder on the cake flour grams to cups chart.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many cups is 125g of cake flour?
125 grams of cake flour is 1⅛ cups. In kitchen measures that is 1 cup + 1 tablespoon + 1¾ teaspoons, worked out from 114 grams per US cup.
How many grams are in 1 cup of cake flour?
One US cup of cake flour weighs about 114 grams, one tablespoon about 7.13 grams, and one teaspoon about 2.38 grams. This page divides 125 grams by that cup weight.
Is 125g of cake flour the same as 125g of all-purpose flour?
No. 125g of cake flour is 1⅛ cups, while 125g of all-purpose flour is 1 cup. Same weight on the scale, different volume in the cup, because the two have different densities.
How do I measure 125g of cake flour without a scale?
Use 1 cup + 1 tablespoon + 1¾ teaspoons. Cake flour is milled finer than all-purpose, so the same weight fills more cup volume. Sift it before measuring by cups.
Is it better to weigh cake flour or measure it in cups?
Weighing is more accurate, especially in baking, because it removes the variation in how the cake flour 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.