Math Whiz Needed!

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PennySue Posted 7 Aug 2007 , 8:40pm
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Ok, I'm not so good at math! Can anyone tell me if I have this right?
100 grams soft butter =3.5 oz
100 grams chocolate = 3.5 oz
100 grams icing sugar = 3.5 oz (? is that powdered sugar?)
4 eggs = 4eggs thumbs_up.gif

For some reason this just seems to be a very small amount of sugar.
This is from CakeJournal.com It's for chocolate buttercream that looks sooooo good.

Got all my stuff out to give it a whirl!

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redpanda Posted 7 Aug 2007 , 8:52pm
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100 grams will always equal about 3.5 ounces--weight ounces, NOT volume ounces.

The volume will vary, depending on what you are measuring. With powdered sugar, 3.5 weight ounces is about 7 volume ounces, or a little less than a cup. (a 1 lb. box is about 4 cups).

HTH

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PennySue Posted 7 Aug 2007 , 9:05pm
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Thanks!!

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Suzanne515 Posted 7 Aug 2007 , 9:09pm
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Math teacher to the rescue...

My sweet cream butter weighs 1 pound which is 453 grams. Each 1/4 lb stick weighs 113.25 grams.

If icing sugar is powdered sugar, then 30 grams is 1/4 cup. 100 grams of powdered sugar would be 5/6 cup (or 1/2 cup plus 1/3 cup.)

I wasn't sure what type of chocolate you are using. My Hershey's cocoa says that 1 Tablespoon is 5 grams, so you would need 20 Tablespoons.

Hope that helps.

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PennySue Posted 8 Aug 2007 , 1:34am
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Yes indeed!

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