A cup of flour and a cup of honey weigh completely different amounts. Pick the ingredient and get the real number.
Worth knowing. Spooned into the cup and levelled. Scooping straight from the bag packs in up to 25 percent more, which is the single most common reason a bake comes out dry.
Density reference: King Arthur Baking ingredient weight chart
Fan ovens run hotter than conventional, so recipes written for one need adjusting for the other. Full chart including gas marks. Changing tin size too? Scale the recipe by pan area.
| °C | °F | Fan °C | Gas |
|---|---|---|---|
| 110 | 225 | 90 | 1/4 |
| 120 | 250 | 100 | 1/2 |
| 140 | 275 | 120 | 1 |
| 150 | 300 | 130 | 2 |
| 160 | 325 | 140 | 3 |
| 170 | 340 | 150 | 3 1/2 |
| 180 | 350 | 160 | 4 |
| 190 | 375 | 170 | 5 |