400 grams of powdered sugar to cups
400 g of powdered sugar is about 3.33 cups, which is roughly 3 cups + 1/3 or 53.33 tablespoons. That comes from 120 g per US cup. Unsifted. Sifted powdered sugar falls to roughly 100 g a cup.
| Measure | 400 g of powdered sugar |
|---|---|
| Cups | 3.33 |
| Kitchen measure | 3 cups + 1/3 |
| Tablespoons | 53.33 |
| Grams per cup used | 120 g |
Powdered sugar, also sold as confectioners or icing sugar, is ground so fine that it aerates like flour. An unsifted spooned cup weighs about 120 g, while a sifted cup drops to roughly 100 g. That is a 17 percent difference from one word in the recipe.
Result
0.83 cups
About 7/8 cup of all-purpose flour. 100 g is 3.53 oz by weight.
Assumes spoon-and-level. Scooped flour runs closer to 140 g a cup.
Questions
How many cups is 400 g of powdered sugar?
3.33 cups, or about 3 cups + 1/3. That is worked out at 120 g per US cup, and a cup of powdered sugar can run 100 to 125 g depending on sifting.
How many tablespoons is 400 g of powdered sugar?
About 53.33 tablespoons, since one US cup is 16 tablespoons. For small amounts tablespoons are usually the more accurate measure to work with.
Why does 400 g give a different number of cups for other ingredients?
Because cups measure volume and grams measure weight. 400 g of powdered sugar is 3.33 cups at 120 g per cup, while the same 400 g of a denser or lighter ingredient fills a different amount of space.
Other amounts of powdered sugar
See all powdered sugar conversions or 400 g of every other ingredient.