400g Cake Flour in Cups
400 grams of cake flour is 3½ cups — 114g per US cup. Layer cakes and batch baking use weights like this, and the light texture only survives if the flour is not packed.
How many cups is 400g of cake flour?
400 grams of cake flour equals:
Measuring by hand? That is 3 cups + 8 tablespoons + ½ teaspoon.
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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400 grams of Cake Flour is about 3½ cups, using a 236.588 millilitre cup at 114 grams per cup.
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- 3.51
- tbsp
- 56.1
- tsp
- 168.4
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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.
400g of cake flour vs other ingredients
Grams measure weight and cups measure volume, so the same 400 grams fills a different amount of cup for every ingredient:
| Ingredient | 400g in cups | g per cup |
|---|---|---|
| Cake Flour | 3½ cups | 114 |
| All-Purpose Flour | 3¼ cups | 125 |
| Granulated Sugar | 2 cups | 200 |
| Butter | 1¾ cups | 227 |
See all 400g conversions on the 400 grams to cups chart.
Nearby cake flour amounts
| Grams of cake flour | Cups | Tablespoons |
|---|---|---|
| 125g | 1⅛ cups | 18 tbsp |
| 200g | 1¾ cups | 28 tbsp |
| 250g | 2¼ cups | 35 tbsp |
| 300g | 2⅝ cups | 42 tbsp |
| 500g | 4⅜ cups | 70 tbsp |
Full ladder on the cake flour grams to cups chart.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many cups is 400g of cake flour?
400 grams of cake flour is 3½ cups. In kitchen measures that is 3 cups + 8 tablespoons + ½ teaspoon, 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 400 grams by that cup weight.
Is 400g of cake flour the same as 400g of all-purpose flour?
No. 400g of cake flour is 3½ cups, while 400g of all-purpose flour is 3¼ cups. Same weight on the scale, different volume in the cup, because the two have different densities.
How do I measure 400g of cake flour without a scale?
Use 3 cups + 8 tablespoons + ½ teaspoon. 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.