2pounds.
A pound of lard is two cups and lard must be of a similar density to butter. Therefore one cup of butter weighs half a pound.
Half of cup of butter is one "stick" and four sticks of butter weigh one pound. Thus, half of cup of butter weighs 4 ounces, or approximately 137 grams.
The weight of a tub of butter differs by brand because of how the butter is packed into the container. Regardless, the average weight of a tub of butter is about 11 pounds.
Half a cup of butter.
The phrase "How much butter could a buttercup cup if a buttercup could cup butter" is a play on words and does not have a literal answer. It combines the idea of a buttercup flower with the action of cupping butter. In reality, buttercups are flowers and cannot cup butter, so the question is nonsensical and meant to be a fun and whimsical wordplay.
1 cup.
Butter is one type of shortening. Use a cup of butter.
1/2 cup. 1 stick of butter is 1/2 a cup.
1/2 a cup of butter is equal to one whole stick of butter
It is 3/4 cup
Depends on what is in the cup...