2 cups butter in grams
2 cups of butter = 454 grams · 16 oz · 32 tbsp
That is two cups, packed in with no air pockets, or cut from the stick. A full US cup of butter weighs 227 g, so 2 cups comes to 454 g. Use the converter for any other amount.
Based on a measured density of 227 g per US cup (236.6 ml), packed rather than spooned. Last reviewed .
How 2 cups of butter works out
One US cup of butter weighs 227 grams, so multiply by 2 to get two cups: 227 × 2 = 454 g. In the other direction, 454 g of butter divided by 227 brings you back to 2 cups.
If you have no scales, 2 cups is 32 level tablespoons of butter (96 teaspoons), because a US cup holds 16 tablespoons. In a 250 ml metric cup — the Australian, New Zealand and modern UK standard — the same fraction is 480 g.
Tip: Use the tablespoon lines printed on a US stick's wrapper to cut exactly what you need. One stick is ½ cup / 113g; two sticks make a full cup.
Other butter amounts
2 cups of butter: common questions
How many grams is 2 cups of butter?
2 cups of butter weighs about 454 grams (16 oz), based on a full US cup of butter weighing 227 grams.
How many tablespoons is 2 cups of butter?
32 level tablespoons, since a US cup holds 16 tablespoons. That is 96 teaspoons.
Is 2 cups the same in a metric cup?
No. A 250 ml metric cup is slightly larger than the 236.6 ml US cup, so 2 cups of butter is 480 grams by the metric cup against 454 grams by the US cup.
For every other amount, see the full butter cups to grams tables.