Cup & Gram

2/3 Cup of Powdered Sugar in Grams

2/3 cup of powdered sugar weighs 80 grams (about 2.8 oz), based on 120 g per US cup (spoon-and-level method). That's the same as 10.7 tablespoons of powdered sugar. When a recipe's outcome depends on accuracy — especially baking — weigh it instead of measuring by cup.

Few measuring sets include a 2/3 cup, so this is normally 2 × 1/3 cup (40 g each). Without a 1/3 measure either, 10 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons is exact.

How much is 2/3 cup of powdered sugar?

2/3 cup of powdered sugar in every unit
Grams80 g
Ounces (weight)2.8 oz
Tablespoons10.7 tbsp
Teaspoons32 tsp
Density used120 g per US cup

No 2/3 cup measure? Use spoons

2/3 cup is exactly 10 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons, which is 80 g of powdered sugar. Measuring spoons are stamped to a tighter tolerance than cups, so for small amounts the spoon route is usually the more accurate one even when you do own the cup.

Halving and doubling 2/3 cup

Scaling a recipe is the usual reason this conversion comes up, and grams scale cleanly where cup fractions do not:

Scaling 2/3 cup of powdered sugar
RecipeCupsGramsSpoons
Half ⅓ cup 40 g 5 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon
As written ⅔ cup 80 g 10 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons
Double 1 ⅓ cups 160 g 21 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon

Nearby amounts

Cups of powdered sugar to grams (120 g per cup)
CupsGramsOunces
⅓ cups 40 g 1.4 oz
½ cups 60 g 2.1 oz
⅔ cups 80 g 2.8 oz
¾ cups 90 g 3.2 oz
1 cup 120 g 4.2 oz

Every cup fraction of powdered sugar in grams — the full chart.

How to measure 2/3 cup of powdered sugar

These values are for unsifted powdered sugar, spooned into the cup and leveled (120 g). If your recipe says "sifted powdered sugar," sift first and expect closer to 100 g per cup — sifting adds a lot of air.

2/3 cup of other ingredients

Convert another amount

250 cups Powdered (icing/confectioners') sugar = 30000 g

Based on 120 g per US cup.

Reverse conversion: grams of powdered sugar to cups.

Density 120 g/cup — sources: USDA FoodData Central, King Arthur Baking ingredient weight chart. Data verified 2026-08-20. Methodology.