230g Powdered Sugar in Cups
230 grams of powdered sugar is 1⅞ cups — 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 230g of powdered sugar?
230 grams of powdered sugar equals:
Measuring by hand? That is 1 cup + 15 tablespoons. It is about 46% 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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230 grams of Powdered Sugar is about 1⅞ cups, using a 236.588 millilitre cup at 120 grams per cup.
230g of powdered sugar vs other ingredients
Grams measure weight and cups measure volume, so the same 230 grams fills a different amount of cup for every ingredient:
| Ingredient | 230g in cups | g per cup |
|---|---|---|
| Powdered Sugar | 1⅞ cups | 120 |
| All-Purpose Flour | 1⅞ cups | 125 |
| Granulated Sugar | 1⅛ cups | 200 |
| Butter | 1 cup | 227 |
See all 230g conversions on the 230 grams to cups chart.
Nearby powdered sugar amounts
| Grams of powdered sugar | Cups | Tablespoons |
|---|---|---|
| 200g | 1⅔ cups | 27 tbsp |
| 220g | 1⅞ cups | 29 tbsp |
| 225g | 1⅞ cups | 30 tbsp |
| 227g | 1⅞ cups | 30 tbsp |
| 240g | 2 cups | 32 tbsp |
| 250g | 2⅛ cups | 33 tbsp |
| 255g | 2⅛ cups | 34 tbsp |
| 260g | 2⅛ cups | 35 tbsp |
Full ladder on the powdered sugar grams to cups chart.
Frequently Asked Questions
230 grams of powdered sugar is 1⅞ cups. In kitchen measures that is 1 cup + 15 tablespoons, worked out from 120 grams per US cup.
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