fondant and Icing Sugar weight

[bohunk]

Can anyone give me an approximation of what 7 1/4 cups of fondant and icing sugar would weigh?

Trying to figure out how much to order.

thanks,

Beth

[jbd]

Very generally speaking one cup of powdered or granulated dry goods like sugar, powdered sugar and flour weighs about 4 oz. 7 1/4 cups would therefore weigh about 29 oz. There are so many variables that effect the actual weight of a given volume that it is usually more accurate to use formulas based on weight and actually weigh the ingredients.

[bohunk]

I know its better to use a scale and weigh. That's what I've been doing with my recipes that I know I'll be scaling. This is for a recipe that I haven't used for years and back then didn't do it by weight and I had ready access to the fondant sugar. Where I live now, I can't get this specific sugar locally. I tried with Sysco up the road, but they don't have it. My daughter's going to check with their supplier at work to see if they carry it. But if I must order it via mail, I want to make sure I only pay the shipping charges on this once - that's why the estimate.

Thanks for the help,

Beth