help Quick please

[Littletreasures]

hi everyone

well im in the middle of making DH Birthday cake and the recipe says to use 250 grams of butter how do i know how much 250g of butter is? i know stupid question...... but how do i measure it when i don't have any kitchen scales?

thanks

[PunkyDiva]

See how much was in the wrapping/container, will say on the lid/side and divide butter up until you have correct amount.
eg a 500g block divided in two will give you 250g.
HTH

[Jenko]

I think a block of butter is 250g...hold on...or is it 200g. :confused: Have you got a block there or a tub, try and go from that.

[drewid]

Are you using a block of butter? They usually have a scale down the side of them showing you where to chop it.

Or if its margarine in a tub, you can estimate based on the total of the tub.

[Littletreasures]

i have a 1kg tub and it has being used...

[PunkyDiva]

Push, with a knife/spoon, all butter against one side about as high as orig would have been, how much do you seem to have?
250g would 1/4 of the container.

[Littletreasures]

thanks punky diva i will try that hopefully there is enough there to do a rough measure

[PunkyDiva]

My measurements are usually close enough is good enough so hope all turns out yummy and scrummy:thumbsup:

250g butter is prob equiv to about 1/2 cups worth if that helps too.

[Trumpet]

Also 1tblsp is supposed to b the equivilent of 20g

[MrsDribbleDrawers]

if you have measuring cups - 250g is 1 cup. fluid is slightly different, so don't measure in a jug.

[Shakey]

look online and get a conversian table, i'll see if i can find one, it will tell you how many table spoons to how many grams

found out its just over one cup, one cup is actually 225grams, so just add a little bit more

can I say that must be one hell of a cake, with all that butter

[Littletreasures]

well the cake is finished and looks yummy so i think i measured about right:smiliedance:

i know gizmo it looked like alot of butter but hopefully it will still taste nice.... the icing said to put in 125g of butter so all up the whole cake used 375g of butter:eek: it had better taste nice

[PunkyDiva]

:yelclap: well done, you:thumbsup: