Half of 1 1/4 cups is exactly 5/8 cup. Wait, don’t groan. That’s actually super neat. Why? Because 1 1/4 is literally 5/4 of a cup (remember, 1 cup = 4/4).
So half of 5/4 is 5/8. It’s a fraction that sounds like a tiny trumpet fanfare: ta-da! But what does that look like in real life? Grab your measuring spoons.
What Does 5/8 Cup Look Like?
Here’s the cool part: you don’t need a special 5/8 cup scoop (spoiler: they don’t really exist). You can use 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons. Yep, that’s the magic combo.
Half a cup is 8 tablespoons. Add 2 more tablespoons (because 1/8 cup = 2 tablespoons), and bam—you’ve got 10 tablespoons total. That’s your 5/8 cup. Easy, right?
