125g Cocoa Powder in Cups
125 grams of cocoa powder is 1½ cups — 86g per US cup. Brownies and chocolate cakes sit here. Cocoa is very light per cup (about 86 g), so the cup reading runs well ahead of the gram figure.
How many cups is 125g of cocoa powder?
125 grams of cocoa powder equals:
Measuring by hand? That is 1 cup + 7 tablespoons. It is about 50% of a 250 g tin of cocoa.
Cocoa powder clumps in the tin and compacts under its own weight. Sift or whisk it, then spoon it into the cup without tapping.
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125 grams of Cocoa Powder is about 1½ cups, using a 236.588 millilitre cup at 86 grams per cup.
125g of cocoa powder 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cocoa Powder | 1½ cups | 86 |
| 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 cocoa powder amounts
| Grams of cocoa powder | Cups | Tablespoons |
|---|---|---|
| 110g | 1¼ cups | 20 tbsp |
| 113g | 1⅓ cups | 21 tbsp |
| 115g | 1⅓ cups | 21 tbsp |
| 120g | 1⅜ cups | 22 tbsp |
| 130g | 1½ cups | 24 tbsp |
| 140g | 1⅝ cups | 26 tbsp |
| 150g | 1¾ cups | 28 tbsp |
| 160g | 1⅞ cups | 30 tbsp |
Full ladder on the cocoa powder grams to cups chart.
Frequently Asked Questions
125 grams of cocoa powder is 1½ cups. In kitchen measures that is 1 cup + 7 tablespoons, worked out from 86 grams per US cup.
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