Abbreviations and Conversions

Abbreviations

c/C	cup
t/tsp	teaspoon
T/tbsp/Tbs	tablespoon
D/dstsp	dessertspoon
˚C	degrees Celsius
˚F	degrees Fahrenheit
g/gr	gram
kg	kilogram
l/L	litre
lb	pound
ml	millilitre
oz	ounce
fl oz	fluid ounce
pkt	packet

Conversions

Temperature conversions

Fahrenheit Degrees	Celsius Degrees	Gas Mark	Oven Term
200	100	1/8	Very Low
225	110	1/4	Very Low
250	120	1/2	Very Low
275	140	1	Low
300	150	2	Low
325	160	3	Low
350	180	4	Moderate
375	190	5	Moderate
400	200	6	Moderate
425	220	7	High
450	230	8	High
475	240	9	High
500	260	10	Very High

 

Measuring conversions

 

Spoons	Millilitres		Cups	Millilitres
1/8 tsp	1ml		1/8 cup	30ml
1/4 tsp	1.25ml		1/4 cup	60ml
1/2 tsp	2.5ml		1/3 cup	80ml
1 tsp	5ml		1/2 cup	125ml
2tsp	10ml		2/3 cup	170ml
3tsp	15ml		3/4 cup	190ml
1D	10ml		1 cup	250ml
1T	15ml		2 cups	500ml
2T	30ml		3 cups	750ml
3T	45ml		4 cups	1 litre
4T	60ml

 

Cake tin size conversions

Inches	Millimetres	Centimetres
5in	125mm	12.5cm
6in	150mm	15cm
7in	180mm	18cm
8in	200mm	20cm
9in	230mm	23cm
10in	250mm	25cm
11in	280mm	28cm
12in	300mm	30cm

 

 

Square tin to round cake tin conversions

Square Tin	Round Tin
13cm or 130mm (5 inch)	15cm or 150mm (6 inch)
12.5cm or 125mm (5inch)	18cm or 180mm (7 inch)
18cm or 180mm (7 inch)	20cm or 200mm (8 inch)
20cm or 200mm (8 inch)	23cm or 230mm (9 inch)
23cm or 230mm (9 inch)	25cm or 250mm (11 inch)
25.5cm or 255mm(10inch)	28cm or 280mm (11 inch)
28cm or 280mm (11inch)	30cm or 300mm (12 inch)

 

Microwave oven conversions

Microwave recipes generally give terms based on a 700W to a 750W microwave oven.
The times below are given in minutes and seconds using 100% power.

1000W	850W	750W	650W	550W	450W
00:40	00:45	00:50	01:00	01:10	01:25
01:20	01:30	01:45	02:00	02:20	02:55
01:55	02:15	02:35	03:00	03:30	04:20
02:35	03:05	03:30	04:00	04:45	05:45
03:15	03:50	04:20	05:00	05:55	07:15
03:55	04:35	05:10	06:00	07:05	08:40
04:35	05:20	06:05	07:00	08:15	10:05
05:10	06:05	06:55	08:00	09:25	11:35
05:50	06:50	07:50	09:00	10:40	13:00
06:30	07:40	08:40	10:00	11:50	14:25
09:45	11:30	13:00	15:00	17:45	21:40
13:00	15:15	17:20	20:00	23:40	28:55

 

Ingredient conversions

Flour
1 cup (250ml)              =       100g
1 tablespoon (15ml)     =      8g

Sugar
1 cup (250ml)              =      200g
1 tablespoon (15ml)     =      15g

Icing Sugar
1 cup (250ml)              =      100g
1 tablespoon (15ml)     =      8g

Butter & Margarine
1 cup (250ml)              =      200g
1 tablespoon (15ml)     =      15g

Crumbs
1 cup (250ml)              =      50g
1 tablespoon (15ml)     =      4g

Rice
1 cup (250ml)              =      210g
1 tablespoon (15ml)     =      16g

Substituting ingredients

 

 

15ml cornflour / maizena	30ml cake flour
250ml self raising flour	250ml cake flour + 5ml baking powder
5ml cream of tartar	10ml lemon juice or vinegar
230g butter	220ml cooking oil
250ml melted butter	250ml cooking oil
250ml sugar	200ml golden syrup or honey
250ml sour milk	250ml milk + 20ml lemon juice or vinegar
250ml yoghurt	250ml buttermilk or sour cream
15ml fresh herbs	5ml dried herbs
5ml dry mustard powder	15ml prepared mustard

 

Square cake tin to round cake tin conversions

A fellow blogger The Ordinary Cook recently asked about square to round cake tin conversations so I thought it would be nice to share the information with everybody.

As a general rule of thumb, a square tin holds approximately 25% more than a round tin of the same size; therefore reduce the round cake tin size between 2cm and 2.5cm (±1 inch) to arrive at the equivalent size of a square tin.

Approximate conversions

Round Tin                               Square Tin

15cm or 150mm (6 inch)           13cm or 130mm (5 inch)

18cm or 180mm (7 inch)           12.5cm or 125mm (5 inch)

20cm or 200mm (8 inch)           18cm or 180mm (7 inch)

23cm or 230mm (9 inch)           20cm or 200mm (8 inch)

25cm or 250mm (11 inch)         23cm or 230mm (9 inch)

28cm or 280mm (11 inch)         25.5cm or 255mm (10 inch)

30cm or 300mm (12 inch)         28cm or 280mm (11 inch)

Also, If you are using a square tin for a round tin recipe, keep the oven temperature the same, and turn the cake halfway through baking, as the corners tend to cook faster than the middle.

For additional conversions, have a look at:

Cake tin size conversions

Temperature conversions

Measuring conversions

Microwave oven conversions

Ingredient conversions

Ingredient conversions

The older recipe books give certain ingredient weights in grams and a some of us today don’t have scales to measure out grams.  This table will eliminate uncertainties for you.

Enjoy,

Mandy

Microwave oven conversions

Microwave cooking and heating instructions are usually given based on a 700W to a 750W microwave oven. They don’t however provide a guide for a higher or lower wattage microwave oven.

Hope this helps.

Mandy

The times below are given in minutes and seconds using 100% power.

Cake tin size conversions

How often have we searched for a tape measure that shows inches and centimetres to correctly gauge the size of an inherited cake tin which we know is 8 inches but need to know how many centimetres it is.  Hopefully this guide will make things a bit easier.

Enjoy,

Mandy

Measuring conversions

Quite often recipe and cookery books only provide measuring conversions relevant to the recipes in that specific book.

This is a comprehensive list for spoon and cup conversions to millilitres.

Enjoy,

Mandy

Temperature conversions

Today’s little tit-bit is temperature conversions.  This is especially helpful when using “foreign” recipe books or those inherited from Granny that don’t always show temperatures the way we are accustomed to seeing them.  

Enjoy,

Mandy