I was wondering something. When a recipe calls for melted butter, do you melt the butter first and then measure or measure the amount and then melt? I would love to finally have an answer for this question and I figured since the some of the best bakers in the country read this, y'all are the ones to ask! Wonderful blog and I am going to make this cake this week! Thank you! Angela in VA Angela, they should actually be the same volume, but it's easier to measure after melting. Since butter sticks are marked into tablespoon-size pats, it's easy to melt how many tablespoons you want. Also, you can do it by weight - 4 ounces = 1 stick = 1/2 cup melted. PJH

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