130g Powdered Sugar in Cups

130 grams of powdered sugar is 1 cup + 1½ tbsp — 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.

130 g of powdered sugar is

1 cup + 1½ tbsp

1.08 US cups · 17.3 tbsp · 256 ml · 120 g per cup

Amount in grams

To measure it · spoon and level

1 cup+1½ tbsp

Rest of the recipe in grams? Paste it and every line comes back in cups. Free, no sign-in.

Measuring by hand? That is 1 cup + 1½ tablespoons. It is about 26% 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.

130g of powdered sugar vs other ingredients

Ingredient	130g in cups	Per cup
Powdered Sugar	1 cup + 1½ tbsp	120 g
All-Purpose Flour	about 1 cup	125 g
Granulated Sugar	about ⅔ cup	200 g
Butter	½ cup + 1 tbsp	227 g

See all 130g conversions on the 130 grams to cups chart.

Another ingredient or amount

Nearby powdered sugar amounts

Grams	Cups	Tablespoons
113 g	¾ cup + 3 tbsp	15.1 tbsp
115 g	about 1 cup	15.3 tbsp
120 g	1 cup	16 tbsp
125 g	about 1 cup	16.7 tbsp
140 g	1 cup + 2½ tbsp	18.7 tbsp
150 g	1¼ cups	20 tbsp
160 g	1⅓ cups	21.3 tbsp
165 g	1¼ cups + 2 tbsp	22 tbsp

Full ladder on the powdered sugar grams to cups chart.

Questions

How many cups is 130g of powdered sugar?

130 grams of powdered sugar is 1 cup + 1½ tbsp, because one US cup weighs 120 grams.

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.

How do I measure 130g of powdered sugar without a scale?

Use 1 cup + 1½ tablespoons. 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. Without a scale, use the cup figure above and measure the same way throughout the recipe.

Weights are per US cup, spooned and levelled. How we calculate