What Is 1/3 Cup Doubled in a Recipe
1/3 cup is the exact size of a tennis ball cut in half. Doubling that is a tennis ball and a half. Or, if you prefer, it’s approximately 5.33 fluid ounces. That’s almost a whole soda can’s worth of butter. Imagine pouring a soda can of butter into your pancake batter. That’s 2/3 cup.
Also, 2/3 cup is the volume of a medium human fist. So when you double 1/3 cup, you’re adding roughly one medium fist of sugar. Don’t punch your batter. Just measure it.
The Final Spoonful of Wisdom
If you still feel nervous, just remember this golden phrase: “Two scoops, done.” That’s all doubling 1/3 cup requires. No anxiety, no calculator, no Roman emperor.
Now go forth and bake. Your cookies will be exactly twice as good. Unless your oven is possessed. In that case, I cannot help you. But the math is still 2/3 cup.