It calls for 2 sticks of butter, but is that whole sticks or half sticks? How many cup(s) exactly??

Rachel Guffey
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Whole Wheat Butter Cake
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Rachel G.
Rachel G. April 3, 2017
Actually I know for a fact that Land-O-Lakes makes whole sticks(1 cup) and half sticks (1/2cup)
 
C S.
C S. April 3, 2017
not to argue but I think those half-sticks are 2 oz each so 1/4 cup.
 
Molly C.
Molly C. April 2, 2017
It would be 1 cup - 16 tablespoons of butter
 
Rachel G.
Rachel G. April 2, 2017
Perfect thank you! I just know some butter comes in 1 cup sticks and 1/2 cup sticks.
 
ChefJune
ChefJune April 3, 2017
I don't think so, Rachel. I've been baking for 70 years and have never seen 1-cup sticks. All of them are 4 ounces - 1/2 cup.
 
winonaww
winonaww July 18, 2020
Don't confuse volume ounces with weight ounces—think of how much space (in cups) a pound of marshmallows take up, for example . . .
 
Molly C.
Molly C. April 2, 2017
It's two whole sticks - lots of butter!
 
Rachel G.
Rachel G. April 2, 2017
So 2 cups? I just wanna make sure :-)
 
PieceOfLayerCake
PieceOfLayerCake April 2, 2017
A stick is nearly always 4 oz. which is a ½ c....so the recipe is calling for a cup, or 8 oz. of butter.

Its such a mystery to me why anyone measures butter by sticks or cups, though.
 
winonaww
winonaww July 18, 2020
A stick is 8 Tbs, or ½ C., so measuring is really easy; it's a time-saver, and not everyone has access to a scale.
 
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