500 g of cake flour in cups
500 g ≈ 4.39 cups
That is also 70.2 tablespoons, at 114 g per US cup.
How to measure it
4⅓ cups + 2½ teaspoons
4.39 cups is a number, not an instruction — there is no 4.39 cup in the drawer. The line above is the same quantity in the sizes you actually own, and following it lands within a teaspoon of 500 g.
Spoon the cake flour into the cup and level it off. Scooping straight from the bag packs it down; on flour that alone is worth about 20%, which is more than the difference this page is measuring.
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Why this number moves
Finer and lower in protein, so it settles less. If you substitute all-purpose, remove two tablespoons per cup and replace with cornstarch.
This page uses 114 g per US cup. If your recipe came with its own figure, use theirs — internal consistency matters more than which table is right.
Other weights of cake flour
- 25 g in cups
- 50 g in cups
- 75 g in cups
- 100 g in cups
- 125 g in cups
- 150 g in cups
- 200 g in cups
- 250 g in cups
- 300 g in cups
- 350 g in cups
- 400 g in cups
- 750 g in cups
Frequently asked questions
How many cups is 500 g of cake flour?
4.39 cups, which in measuring cups and spoons is 4⅓ cups + 2½ teaspoons. One US cup of cake flour weighs about 114 g.
How do I measure 500 g of cake flour without scales?
4⅓ cups + 2½ teaspoons. Spoon it in and level the top rather than scooping — scooping compacts cake flour and can add a fifth to the weight.
Is this the same in the UK?
The gram figure is, the cup is not. A US cup is 236.6 ml and the metric cup used in Australia and much of Europe is 250 ml, so a European cup of cake flour weighs about 120 g. These pages use the US cup.