Convert All-purpose flour: cups to tablespoons
1 cup of All-purpose flour = 16 tablespoons · Spooned and levelled
Amount of All-purpose flour
Spooned and levelled
Density: 0.507 g/ml · All-purpose flour · Spooned and levelled
All-purpose flour: cups to tablespoons at a glance
The amounts people ask for most, worked out for All-purpose flour.
How much All-purpose flour weighs
Every figure below is one measured number — 120 g per US cup — scaled. That is why this table and the converter above it cannot disagree.
One cup, side by side
What does “spooned and levelled” mean for all-purpose flour?
King Arthur Baking states a method alongside the number: flour spooned into the cup and levelled off with a straight edge, not scooped straight out of the bag. That the chart bothers to say so is the point — 120 g is the weight of a cup filled that particular way, and a cup filled another way is a different weight. Weighing removes the question entirely, which is why the gram figure is the one worth keeping.
Source for All-purpose flour: King Arthur Baking · King Arthur Baking ingredient weight chart
Frequently asked questions
How many tablespoons is 1 cup of All-purpose flour?
1 cup of All-purpose flour is 16 tablespoons. 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 All-purpose flour is 120 g.
How many cups is 2 tablespoons of All-purpose flour?
2 tablespoons of All-purpose flour is 0.125 cups. It is the same conversion read backwards, so this page and its reverse always agree.
How many tablespoons of All-purpose flour are in a cup?
Sixteen — a US cup is 16 tablespoons and 48 teaspoons by definition, for every ingredient there is. What All-purpose flour decides is what they weigh: one tablespoon is 7.5 g and one teaspoon is 2.5 g, against 120 g for the whole cup.
Where does dishscale's figure for All-purpose flour come from?
One US cup of All-purpose flour is 120 g. The dataset records that as: “King Arthur Baking”. 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.