2 cups of powdered sugar in grams
2 cups of powdered sugar weighs about 240 grams.
| Grams | 240 g |
|---|---|
| Ounces | 8.47 oz |
| Tablespoons | 32 tbsp |
| Teaspoons | 96 tsp |
| Milliliters (volume) | 473 ml |
This is based on 1 cup of powdered sugar = 120 g, so 2 cups of powdered sugar is 2 × 120 ≈ 240 g.
How to measure 2 cups of powdered sugar
By weight (most accurate): set your bowl on a kitchen scale, press tare, and add 240 g of powdered sugar.
By volume: Use a 1-cup measure twice, leveling each one.
Powdered (confectioners’) sugar is fine and airy, so a cup weighs far less than a cup of granulated sugar. Sift it if the recipe says “sifted”.
Why powdered sugar weighs what it does
Powdered sugar is about 49% lighter than the same volume of water, which weighs about 237 g per cup. That is why you can't convert cups to grams without knowing the ingredient.
2 cups of other ingredients
The same 2 cups holds a very different weight depending on the ingredient:
| Ingredient | 2 cups in grams |
|---|---|
| Powdered sugar | 240 g |
| Granulated sugar | 400 g |
| Brown sugar (packed) | 426 g |
| Honey | 680 g |
| Maple syrup | 630 g |
| All-purpose flour | 240 g |
| Butter | 454 g |
| Water | 474 g |
| Milk | 490 g |
Other amounts of powdered sugar
Full powdered sugar conversion chart → · Powdered sugar by the tablespoon →