You’re holding a 1-cup measure. You need 1 1/3 cups. Panic not. Fill it once, then add 1/3 cup. Easy.
No 1/3 cup? Use a 1/4 cup plus a teaspoon. It’s close enough for cake. Baking is science, but science forgives if you taste good.
Pro tip: Use a liquid measuring cup for liquids. Dry measuring cups for flour. Mix them up, and you’ll have cookies that taste like sad math homework.
Quirky Fact: The “Fraction Resistance”
Studies show that people fear fractions more than spiders. Seriously—a 2018 survey found 67% of adults avoid recipes with fractions. You are not alone.
But here’s the irony: 2/3 cup times 2 is just addition in disguise. Count on your fingers: “1/3, 2/3, 1, 4/3.” See? You just did calculus-lite.
How To Get 2/3 Cup With 1/4 Cup | Detroit Chinatown
Even Iron Chefs fumble this. Once, a famous pastry chef doubled a recipe and used two whole cups instead of 1 1/3. The cake turned into a frisbee. Don’t be a frisbee.
