Following these ingredient proportions will ensure a high-ratio cake that is not too dry or too moist: 1  The sugar should weigh the same or slightly more than the flour. 2  Eggs should weigh almost as much as or slightly more than the fat. 3  The liquid ingredients(including eggs), should weigh the same as or more than the sugar.
Definition of opiate. 1  1a : a drug (as morphine or codeine ) containing or derived from opium and tending to induce sleep and alleviate pain; broadly : narcotic 1ab : opioid 1. 2  2 : something that induces rest or inaction or quiets uneasiness regarded television as an opiate.
opiate oÂ·piÂ·ate (Å'pÄ-Ä­t, -Ät') n. Any of various sedative narcotics that contain opium or one or more of its natural or synthetic derivatives. A drug, hormone, or other chemical substance that has sedative or narcotic effects similar to those containing opium or its derivatives. Also called opioid. adj. Of or containing opium or any of its derivatives. Resembling opium or its derivatives in activity. Inducing sleep or sedation; soporific.