I was hoping someone could help me. I have got some recipes made in US from another site that I was hoping to get good at. The only problem is I am so confused about whether I need to change the ingredient amount or not to suit my Australian Measuring cups.

I have read such conflicting stuff. I am unsure as to whether most recipes (from America) are nearly all metric now anyway, so then that would mean we are the same. But when I try the recipes I usually bake more of a cross cheesecake/pudding disastor. I have tried so many different combinations but still cannot get a cake right. I can't even get a packet mix doctored right either!

I am so mad! I have stuffed up SO many cakes it is not funny.

I would appreciate any advice please,

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thanks

Tren

Tren you need to convert your recipes from America to metric Australian. There is a website that does it for you but I don't have it off hand. Try a google search. Whereabouts in Australia are you?

I do an easy doctor of a packet mix or lazy way by just adding extra flavour. You can PM me if you wish and think I might be able to help

How many ml does your Australian 1 cup measuring cup hold? If it is 240/250ml, then that is the same as an American measuring cup. I use US recipes all the time, and have never had a problem using this size cup - hope that helps a bit!

That's a good question! I believe most of our recipes go by the American measurements - NOT metric. I had to go look at my Pyrex measuring cup and it has both measurements on it. Our tablespoons & teaspoons aren't equal?

I remember 20 years ago in college for teaching, we had to learn metrics for because "we will be using that in the future" - ha! didn't happen.

Good luck!
Jasmine

I was under the impression that the american cup was 240mls and the aussie 250mls, the tablespoon 15mls and the aussie 20mls.

Nati

If you have problems, I suggest trying recipes from Australian Womens Weekly publications. They are tested in Australia using Australian measures and ingredients and I have yet to try one of their recipes that didn't come out great first time. For instance, many Cake Bible recipes mightn't work because we don't have cake flour here.

As an aside - I am generally against volume measurements, metric or otherwise. I convert all my recipes to weight, which makes scaling a breeze.

I agree that the American cup is nearly 240ml. I guess you wouldn't need a measuring cup showing metric & American by you as much as we do here. Maybe I should start an exporting business of measuring tools? Check out your kitchen stores - you may find ones that show both. If shipping wasn't so expensive, I would just ship you one. I'm off to work! It is almost 7 in the morning here.

G'day, good night?
Jasmine

Ok. thanks everyone for replying. What I have read sounds so far so good.

I like the tip about getting an american measuring set, how simple an idea was that! Then I would definately know for sure it was me that was doing something wrong!!!!!!!!!

I went to check and my cups are 250mls. so that also ripples down to the other measuring sizes being inaccurate too. Would small variances make such a difference? to the outcome of a cake?

I have got these Womens weekly ones but they end up so try, i was looking for a McCafe McDonalds sort of cake! Maybe though too much to ask for someone like me with no experience of cake making.

Ok thanks so much everyone. off to try another one with the measurements converted for each step!

Tren

Its not took much to ask Trem, you can do it.

My measuring cups are as follows:

1 c = 250ml
1/2 c = 125ml
1/3 c = 80ml
1/4 c = 60ml
1/8 c = 30ml
1 tbsp = 15ml
1 tsp = 5ml

I use them for American recipes as exactly as written and it's always worked out fine!

Additional conversion charts:

http://forum.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopicp-585391-.html

cindy6250 uses: http://tinyurl.com/ep7ys

HTH

I'm in America and have exactly the opposite problem -- we want everything converted to standard measure, not metric! I find it's difficult to convert back and forth, but then math isn't my strong suit.

try this page. i have it bookmarked

http://www.cooks.com/rec/convert/

Pyrex & Anchor Hocking make measuring cups with both measurements one them. This discussion is interesting because I had an afterthought this morning. Some recipes have "cups" & then ml. I always thought the ml equaled "our cup". Maybe not. We should all pay more attention. AND I SHOULD KNOW BETTER!!! My Mom's from Germany & had the cups with ml on them so she could make them here. tsk tsk. I've been cheating & baking cakes out of the boxes so I have more time to practice decorating them!!

Jasmine

Yes, very confusing sort of thing. I am so over not knowing! and having SO SO many dud cakes. If I could even get a packet mix right I would be using that believe me. But I have come this far and I am determined now to get it right!

From my net research so far it seems:

A US cup is EXACTLY 236mls Aussie is 250mls. So a 14ml diff.

US = Aussie

1 tab 3 teaspoons
2 tab 1 quarter cup
1 quarter cup 1 third cup
1 third cup half cup
half cup 2 thirds cup
2 thirds cup 3 quarter cup
3 quarter cup 1 cup
1 cup 1 and 1 quarter cup

Sorry about the wording I could work out how to do fractions! This is for all liquid and dry ingredients. Maybe tonight I will do a weight equivalent for it and post it too, as it may be easier for me anyway in the long run.

Oakie Dokie, I hope this may help someone else to be spot on as well.

Another misconception is that your 350 degrees is our 160 degrees but in fact it is 180 degrees for Aussie equivalent.

Hi Boring and Boonenati, I have sent you both new PM's if you don't get them could you let me know please? They seem to be only staying in my OUTBOX and I don't know how to fix it! Now, with my computer problems..... we won't go there!

I hope this helps, I worked at a book publisher here in the US and an Australian book publisher sent us a cookbook to see if we would do a US version of it. It has a conversion chart in it since all the recipes are in
Austrailian measurements:

Australian US Equivalent
tsp=5ml is tsp=1/6 oz
Tblsp=20ml is Tblsp=2/3 oz
Cup=250ml is Cup=8 oz
30g is 1 oz
50g is 1 2/3 oz
200g is 7 oz
250g is 8 oz
400g is 14 oz
500g is 16 oz
600g is 21 oz
700g is 25 oz
800g is 28 oz
1kg is 35 oz
100ml is 3 1/2 fluid oz
120ml is 4 fl. oz
150ml is 5 fl. oz
300ml is 10 fl. oz
400ml is 13 1/2 fl. oz
500ml is 16 1/2 fl. oz
700ml is 23 1/2 fl oz
800ml is 26 1/2 fl. oz
900ml is 1 quart
1liter is 33 fl. oz

Temperatures:
Austrailian US
160 C 320 F is 190 C 370 F
170 C 330 F is 200 C 390 F
180 C 350 F is 250 C 480 F

I thought maybe you could see what the US measurement is closest to and then figure out the math to figure out the exact Austrailian measurement if it isn't on this chart.
Good luck!

I don't know how we ever came up with our own measurements considering that except for the Indians, we're all foreigners! If any of your friends move out of the country, make sure you give them measuring cups and an oven thermometer as a going away gift. Remind me never to bake anything out of the country!

Jasmine

I never even heard of Imperial measurements! I remember being late for the "early education" class in college (over 25 yrs ago) where we were learning metrics because "everyone will be using the metric system in a few years" and supposedly, we would be teaching that to kids. I had to sit in front in a chair facing the side of the professor & she was asking us to show with our hands a milimeter, etc. Everyone had their hands or fingers at different lengths. I remember laughing and thinking we're all in trouble. It would make it easier if the whole world would use it as would one language. Imagine that!

Jasmine