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800g Powdered Sugar in Cups

800 grams of powdered sugar is 6⅔ cups — 120g per US cup. Large powdered-sugar weights are for layer-cake frostings and royal icing, where the sugar-to-fat ratio decides whether the icing sets or slumps.

800 g of powdered sugar is

6⅔ cups

6.67 US cups · 106.7 tbsp · 1577 ml · 120 g per cup

To measure it · spoon and level

6 + 2 × ⅓ cup

Rest of the recipe in grams? Paste it and every line comes back in cups. Free, no sign-in.

Measuring by hand? That is 6 + 2 × ⅓ cup. It is about 160% of a 500 g bag of powdered sugar.

Powdered sugar clumps and compacts in the bag. Sift or whisk it first, then spoon it into the cup — do not tap the cup down.

800g of powdered sugar vs other ingredients

Ingredient800g in cupsPer cup
Powdered Sugar6⅔ cups120 g
All-Purpose Flour6⅓ cups125 g
Granulated Sugar4 cups200 g
Butter3½ cups227 g

See all 800g conversions on the 800 grams to cups chart.

Another ingredient or amount

Nearby powdered sugar amounts

GramsCupsTablespoons
600 g5 cups80 tbsp
650 g5⅓ cups86.7 tbsp
700 g5¾ cups93.3 tbsp
750 g6¼ cups100 tbsp
900 g7½ cups120 tbsp
1000 g8⅓ cups133.3 tbsp

Full ladder on the powdered sugar grams to cups chart.

Questions

How many cups is 800g of powdered sugar?

800 grams of powdered sugar is 6⅔ cups. In kitchen measures that is 6 + 2 × ⅓ cup, worked out from 120 grams per US cup.

How many grams are in 1 cup of powdered sugar?

One US cup of powdered sugar weighs about 120 grams, one tablespoon about 7.5 grams, and one teaspoon about 2.5 grams.

How do I measure 800g of powdered sugar without a scale?

Use 6 + 2 × ⅓ cup. Powdered sugar clumps and compacts in the bag. Sift or whisk it first, then spoon it into the cup — do not tap the cup down.

Is it better to weigh powdered sugar or measure it in cups?

Weighing is more accurate, especially in baking, because it removes the variation in how the powdered sugar 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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