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.

400 g of cake flour is

3½ cups

3.51 US cups · 56.1 tbsp · 830 ml · 114 g per cup

Amount in grams

To measure it · spoon and level

3½ cups

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Measuring by hand? That is 3½ cups.

Cake flour is milled finer than all-purpose, so the same weight fills more cup volume. Sift it before measuring by cups.

400g of cake flour vs other ingredients

Ingredient	400g in cups	Per cup
Cake Flour	3½ cups	114 g
All-Purpose Flour	3¼ cups	125 g
Granulated Sugar	2 cups	200 g
Butter	1¾ cups	227 g

See all 400g conversions on the 400 grams to cups chart.

Another ingredient or amount

Nearby cake flour amounts

Grams	Cups	Tablespoons
125 g	1 cup + 1½ tbsp	17.5 tbsp
200 g	1¾ cups	28.1 tbsp
250 g	about 2¼ cups	35.1 tbsp
300 g	2⅔ cups	42.1 tbsp
500 g	4⅓ cups	70.2 tbsp

Full ladder on the cake flour grams to cups chart.

Questions

How many cups is 400g of cake flour?

400 grams of cake flour is 3½ cups, because one US cup weighs 114 grams.

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.

How do I measure 400g of cake flour without a scale?

Use 3½ cups. 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. 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