Time lapse involves shooting frames at a speed much slower than the standard (let say 16 frames per second), perhaps as slow as one per day or much faster perhaps one per second. Then playing the frames at a normal rate of 16 per second or somewhat slower.
There are 326 calories in 1 piece (1/10 of 1-layer, 8 or 9 dia) of Carrot Cake with Icing. Calorie breakdown: 45% fat, 51% carbs, 4% protein.
Reducing the oil by half in the cake batter, eliminating the butter in the cream cheese frosting and adding crushed pineapple and nonfat buttermilk to the cake batter to keep it moist results in a single-layer carrot cake with 342 calories per slice, of which 153 come from fat.