Convert Cocoa powder: tablespoons to cups
2 tablespoons of Cocoa powder = 0.125 cups
Amount of Cocoa powder
Density: 0.355 g/ml · Cocoa powder
Cocoa powder: tablespoons to cups at a glance
The amounts people ask for most, worked out for Cocoa powder.
How much Cocoa powder weighs
Every figure below is one measured number — 84 g per US cup — scaled. That is why this table and the converter above it cannot disagree.
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Where does 84 g per cup of cocoa powder come from?
King Arthur publishes cocoa powder at 42 g per half cup. dishscale states every ingredient per full cup so the converter has one unit to work from, so that becomes 84 g — the same measurement, doubled, with nothing rounded on the way.
Source for Cocoa powder: King Arthur Baking (42 g per 1/2 cup) · King Arthur Baking ingredient weight chart
Frequently asked questions
How many cups is 2 tablespoons of Cocoa powder?
2 tablespoons of Cocoa powder is 0.125 cups. Cups, millilitres, tablespoons and teaspoons all measure volume, so this figure is the same whatever is in the cup — a US cup is 236.588 ml, 16 tablespoons and 48 teaspoons by definition. What the ingredient changes is the weight: a cup of Cocoa powder is 84 g.
How many tablespoons is 1 cup of Cocoa powder?
1 cup of Cocoa powder is 16 tablespoons. It is the same conversion read backwards, so this page and its reverse always agree.
How many tablespoons of Cocoa powder are in a cup?
Sixteen — a US cup is 16 tablespoons and 48 teaspoons by definition, for every ingredient there is. What Cocoa powder decides is what they weigh: one tablespoon is 5.25 g and one teaspoon is 1.75 g, against 84 g for the whole cup.
Where does dishscale's figure for Cocoa powder come from?
One US cup of Cocoa powder is 84 g. The dataset records that as: “King Arthur Baking (42 g per 1/2 cup)”. That is the King Arthur Baking ingredient weight chart. Every ingredient on the site carries the reference its weight came from, so any number here can be checked — and corrected if the source disagrees.