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270g Cocoa Powder in Cups

270 grams of cocoa powder is 3 cups + 2 tbsp — 86g per US cup. A cocoa weight this high belongs to a batch bake or a large brownie tray, where sifting really is worth the extra minute.

270 g of cocoa powder is

3 cups + 2 tbsp

3.14 US cups · 50.2 tbsp · 743 ml · 86 g per cup

To measure it · spoon and level

3 cups+2 tbsp

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Measuring by hand? That is 3 cups + 2 tablespoons + ¾ teaspoon. It is about 108% 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.

270g of cocoa powder vs other ingredients

Ingredient270g in cupsPer cup
Cocoa Powder3 cups + 2 tbsp86 g
All-Purpose Flour2 cups + 2½ tbsp125 g
Granulated Sugar1⅓ cups200 g
Butter1 cup + 3 tbsp227 g

See all 270g conversions on the 270 grams to cups chart.

Another ingredient or amount

Nearby cocoa powder amounts

GramsCupsTablespoons
240g2¾ cups44.7 tbsp
250g2¾ cups + 2½ tbsp46.5 tbsp
255g3 cups47.4 tbsp
260g3 cups48.4 tbsp
275g3¼ cups51.2 tbsp
280g3¼ cups52.1 tbsp
300g3½ cups55.8 tbsp
320g3¾ cups59.5 tbsp

Full ladder on the cocoa powder grams to cups chart.

Questions

How many cups is 270g of cocoa powder?

270 grams of cocoa powder is 3 cups + 2 tbsp. In kitchen measures that is 3 cups + 2 tablespoons + ¾ teaspoon, worked out from 86 grams per US cup.

How many grams are in 1 cup of cocoa powder?

One US cup of cocoa powder weighs about 86 grams, one tablespoon about 5.38 grams, and one teaspoon about 1.79 grams.

How do I measure 270g of cocoa powder without a scale?

Use 3 cups + 2 tablespoons + ¾ teaspoon. Cocoa powder clumps in the tin and compacts under its own weight. Sift or whisk it, then spoon it into the cup without tapping.

Is it better to weigh cocoa powder or measure it in cups?

Weighing is more accurate, especially in baking, because it removes the variation in how the cocoa powder 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

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