Cups to mL

Using the Australian metric cup of 250 mL:

mL = cups × 250

If using a US recipe with 236.6 mL cups: mL = cups × 236.6

• 1 cup × 250 = 250 mL (Australian)
• 2 cups × 250 = 500 mL
• ¼ cup × 250 = 62.5 mL
• 3 cups × 250 = 750 mL

Australian bakers and cooks who have measuring jugs in mL can use this conversion to substitute cup measures. For liquid ingredients like milk, water, or oil, mL measurement is often more precise than cups.

Australian tablespoons are also larger than US tablespoons: 1 Australian tablespoon = 20 mL (vs US tablespoon = 14.8 mL). This difference is important in baking where tablespoon measures of raising agents can affect results.

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