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.
Opiates are powerful drugs derived from the poppy plant that have been used for centuries to relieve pain. Also known as narcotics, opiates can be natural or synthetic. The natural opiates include opium, morphine, and codeine. Other substances, called opioids, are man-made. These substances are like opiates in that they are most often used to treat chronic or severe pain and are also highly addictive.