420g Butter in Cups
420 grams of butter is 1⅞ cups — 227g per US cup. This is the range most cookie, cake and pastry recipes use, and it lands close to whole sticks or half a European block.
How many cups is 420g of butter?
420 grams of butter equals:
Measuring by hand? That is 1 cup + 13 tablespoons + 1¾ teaspoons. It is about 185% of a 227 g US butter stick.
US butter wrappers are printed with tablespoon and stick marks, so cutting to the wrapper is usually more accurate than pressing butter into a cup.
Grams to Cups Converter
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420 grams of Butter is about 1⅞ cups, using a 236.588 millilitre cup at 227 grams per cup.
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- cups
- 1.85
- tbsp
- 29.6
- tsp
- 88.8
See the full 420g to cups guide →
US customary cup (236.588ml) · 227g per cup
Dedicated conversion guides use the default US customary cup.
Applies to this page only — the database value (227g per US cup) is unchanged.
420g of butter vs other ingredients
Grams measure weight and cups measure volume, so the same 420 grams fills a different amount of cup for every ingredient:
| Ingredient | 420g in cups | g per cup |
|---|---|---|
| Butter | 1⅞ cups | 227 |
| All-Purpose Flour | 3⅜ cups | 125 |
| Granulated Sugar | 2⅛ cups | 200 |
| Water | 1¾ cups | 236 |
See all 420g conversions on the 420 grams to cups chart.
Nearby butter amounts
| Grams of butter | Cups | Tablespoons |
|---|---|---|
| 375g | 1⅔ cups | 26 tbsp |
| 390g | 1¾ cups | 27 tbsp |
| 400g | 1¾ cups | 28 tbsp |
| 410g | 1¾ cups | 29 tbsp |
| 450g | 2 cups | 32 tbsp |
| 454g | 2 cups | 32 tbsp |
| 480g | 2⅛ cups | 34 tbsp |
| 500g | 2¼ cups | 35 tbsp |
Full ladder on the butter grams to cups chart.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many cups is 420g of butter?
420 grams of butter is 1⅞ cups. In kitchen measures that is 1 cup + 13 tablespoons + 1¾ teaspoons, worked out from 227 grams per US cup.
How many grams are in 1 cup of butter?
One US cup of butter weighs about 227 grams, one tablespoon about 14.19 grams, and one teaspoon about 4.73 grams. This page divides 420 grams by that cup weight.
Is 420g of butter the same as 420g of all-purpose flour?
No. 420g of butter is 1⅞ cups, while 420g of all-purpose flour is 3⅜ cups. Same weight on the scale, different volume in the cup, because the two have different densities.
How do I measure 420g of butter without a scale?
Use 1 cup + 13 tablespoons + 1¾ teaspoons. US butter wrappers are printed with tablespoon and stick marks, so cutting to the wrapper is usually more accurate than pressing butter into a cup.
Is it better to weigh butter or measure it in cups?
Weighing is more accurate, especially in baking, because it removes the variation in how the butter 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.