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.
Cake flour is milled finer than all-purpose, so the same weight fills more cup volume. Sift it before measuring by cups.
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400 grams of Cake Flour is about 3½ cups, using a 236.588 millilitre cup at 114 grams per cup.
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 | 29 tbsp |
| 250g | 2¼ cups | 36 tbsp |
| 300g | 2⅝ cups | 43 tbsp |
| 500g | 4⅜ cups | 71 tbsp |
Full ladder on the cake flour grams to cups chart.
Frequently Asked Questions
400 grams of cake flour is 3½ cups. In kitchen measures that is 3 cups + 8 tablespoons, worked out from 114 grams per US cup.
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