Baking conversions are handy when you want to adapt a recipe that is listed in volume measure to weight measure, or if you need to convert from US/Imperial to metric measure.
General Conversions for all recipes
| US/Imperial Weight | Metric | |
| general weight conversion | 1 oz | 28g |
| general liquid conversion | 1 oz liquid | 30 ml |
Common baking ingredients listed by volume (using “dip and sweep” method), US weights and metric weights.
See this post to learn about the “dip and sweep” method and how to measure your baking ingredients.
| Ingredient | Volume | US/Imperial Weight | Metric |
| All purpose flour | 1 cup | 5 oz | 140g |
| Bread flour | 1 cup | 5 oz | 140g |
| Whole wheat flour | 1 cup | 5 oz | 140g |
| Cornmeal | 1 cup | 5 oz | 140g |
| Cake flour | 1 cup | 4.5 oz | 127g |
| Granulated sugar | 1 cup | 8 oz | 224g |
| Confectioner’s sugar | 1 cup | 4 oz | 112g |
| Brown sugar | 1 cup | 8 oz | 224g |
| Butter | 1 cup | 8 oz | 224g |
| Water | 1 cup | 8 oz | 240ml |
| Milk | 1 cup | 8 oz | 240ml |
| Heavy Cream | 1 cup | 8 oz | 240ml |
| Sour Cream | 1 cup | 8 oz | 224g |
| Cocoa Powder | 1 cup | 4 oz | 112g |
| Vegetable Oil | 1 cup | 7 oz | 210ml |
| Large egg | 3.25 tablespoons | 1.75 oz | 49g |
| Large yolk | n/a | .5 oz | 14g |
| Large egg white | n/a | 1.25 oz | 35g |