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.
| 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 |