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Baking is all fun and games until the dreaded 2/3 cup measurement makes an appearance in your recipe. Here’s the thing, though… you don’t have a 2/3 measuring cup on hand. Thankfully, there are plenty of ways to accurately improvise in the kitchen—and we’re here to show you how. Read on to learn how to measure both dry and wet ingredients accurately, as well as some common ingredient conversions you might need for your recipes.

Things You Should Know

  • Measure out dry ingredients using a 1/3 measuring cup twice. For liquid ingredients, use a liquid measuring cup.
  • A 2/3 cup is equal to exactly 10 tablespoons and 2 teaspoons, or a 1/2 cup, 2 tablespoons, and 2 teaspoons.
  • Place your dry ingredients on a kitchen scale to get precise measurements for your recipes.
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Measurement Conversions & Equivalents

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  1. If your measuring cup set doesn’t come with a separate 2/3 cup, simply measure out your dry ingredients into a 1/3 cup two times instead. If you only have 1/2 cup on hand, measure that out along with 2 tablespoons and 2 teaspoons of your dry ingredient.[1]
  2. Only have measuring spoons on hand? Use your spoons to scoop out 10 tablespoons and 2 teaspoons of your chosen dry or liquid ingredient, which is equivalent to 2/3 of a cup[2]
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Alternate Ways to Measure

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  1. Get precise dry measurements using a digital kitchen scale. Set your bowl on your kitchen scale first—most scales come with a zero button (sometimes listed as tare), which factors in how much the bowl weighs. Press this button to cancel out the bowl’s weight on the scale; then, scoop your dry ingredients into the bowl until you reach the correct weight.[3]
Common ⅔ Cup Ingredient Conversions
Ingredient Grams Ounces
Butter 152 g 5.3 oz
Flour 85 g 3 oz
Bread flour 90 g 3.2 oz
Buckwheat flour 80 g 2.83 oz
Almond flour 64 g 2.25 oz
White sugar 134 g 4.73 oz
Packed brown sugar 146 g 5.16 oz
Yellow cornmeal 104 g 3.6 oz
Panko bread crumbs 33.3 g 1.16 oz
Chocolate chips 113.3 g 4 oz
Oats 56 g 2 oz
Peanut butter 180 g 6.3 oz
Honey/molasses 227 g 8 oz
Rice 132 g 4.6 oz
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Best Measuring Practices

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  1. Transfer the ingredient into your measuring cup with the spoon until the cup is overflowing. Then, level off the top of the cup using a flat utensil, like the back end of a butter knife.[4]
    • Spooning dry ingredients (especially flour) helps ensure that you get a more accurate weight.
  2. Measuring ingredients like chocolate chips or vegetables? Give the cup a good rattle so all of the ingredients settle evenly at the bottom. It’s pretty tough to get an exact measurement with these types of ingredients, so just do the best that you can!
  3. Grab a liquid measuring cup to measure liquid ingredients. Set your measuring cup on a sturdy surface, like a table or countertop. Then, squat down so you’re at eye-level with the cup and carefully pour the ingredient in. Once the base of the meniscus (the curved surface of the liquid) lines up with the ⅔ cup line, you’re good to go.[5]
    • Using metric measurements? Fill the measuring cup to around 160 mL instead.
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Lisa Britten
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This article was co-authored by Lisa Britten and by wikiHow staff writer, Janice Tieperman. Lisa Britten is an Award-Winning Baker and the Owner of Linnybird Bakeshop, based in Lake Dallas, Texas. With over 14 years of professional baking experience, Lisa specializes in cheesecakes, cupcakes, cakes, cinnamon rolls, and cookies. Her Berry Pecan cupcake was named the official Cupcake of Texas in 2010. This article has been viewed 256,661 times.
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