Great question! Yes, volume is volume. A cup of sugar and a cup of marshmallows both take up the same space in the cup. But they weigh very differently. So two ¾ cups of flour? Still 1 ½ cups by volume.
However, for baking, weight is more accurate. But since most home recipes use cups, you’re golden. Just don’t go telling a baker you used 1 ½ cups of flour by volume—they’ll sigh and hand you a scale.
And for liquids? Two ¾ cups of water = 1 ½ cups of water = 12 fluid ounces. That’s one and a half soda cans. Drink up (but maybe not that measuring water).
150 Ml Water to Cups: Easy Conversion Guide for Accurate Measuring
What If I’m Using Grams or Metric?
Ah, you’re fancy! In metric, two ¾ cups is about 355 ml. If you’re like my friend Jenna from Canada, you probably already have a measuring jug with milliliters. Just pour to the 350 ml line—close enough for cookies.
But if you’re using a scale, know that 1 ½ cups of all-purpose flour weighs about 180 grams. That’s the weight of a very small puppy. Or a very large cookie. You choose.
Either way, the answer is still 1 ½ cups. Fractions don’t care about borders; they’re universal troublemakers.
