We hear you, Maria. We like baking by weights too, especially when it comes to using ingredients like honey and maple syrup. Since 1 cup of sugar doesn't weigh the same as 1 cup of honey or syrup (or other liquid sweeteners), it tends to be easiest to make the initial substitution using volume, and then calculate the weight of the amount you should use. For example, if your recipe calls for 2 cups of sugar, you can use 1 1/2 cups of honey (or less if you prefer a slightly less sweet baked good). You can then calculate the weight of this amount of honey using our Ingredient Weight Chart. 1 cup of honey weighs 12 ounces, so in total you'd want to use about 18 ounces of honey in this example. Happy baking! Kye@KAF

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