Cups to mL: Bake Without the Guesswork

Baking is chemistry. Get the liquid wrong and the cake sinks. But cups are messy: a US cup is about 237 mL, while a metric cup is 250 mL. Mix those up and your ratios drift just enough to matter, especially in delicate recipes like sponge cakes and custards.

When you are following a recipe from another country, or scaling one up for a crowd, converting cups to milliliters gives you the precision baking demands. No eyeballing, no soggy middles, just the exact volume the recipe author intended.

The trouble compounds as you scale. A small difference between cup definitions is harmless in one cup, but multiply it across eight cups of flour and liquid for a big batch and the error becomes enough to change the texture of the finished bake.

Measure precisely every time:

• Enter the number of cups.
• Pick US or metric cup as needed.
• Read the milliliters and measure with confidence.

Open the Cups to mL Converter before your next bake.

Because you choose the cup standard, there is no ambiguity about which measurement the recipe assumed. Match it to where the recipe came from, read the milliliters, and pour with a proper measuring jug instead of a mismatched cup.

Home bakers reach for this whenever a recipe crosses borders. American baking blogs use cups, while European and Australian recipes lean on milliliters and grams. Converting cups to mL lets you cook confidently from any source without buying a second set of measuring tools.

It is just as useful for drinks and meal prep. Scaling a punch recipe for a party or batching a marinade is far easier in milliliters, where the math is clean and your measuring jug does the rest. It also bridges the gap when a recipe from another country lists everything in cups, letting you follow along with the metric tools already in your kitchen instead of buying a second set. That alone makes trying recipes from around the world far less intimidating, whatever measuring tools you happen to own.

• US and metric cups: both supported.
• Precise mL output for accurate baking.
• Recipe ready: scale up or down easily.
• Works on your phone in the kitchen.
• Free and private.

How many mL in a US cup? About 237 mL. A metric cup is 250 mL.

Which cup should I use? Match the recipe's origin: US recipes use the US cup, most others use metric.

Are my entries saved? No, conversions run locally in your browser.

Does this work for dry ingredients? It converts volume, which is ideal for liquids; dry goods measured by cup convert to mL by volume too.