confection
nounUK /kənˈfek.ʃən/
US /kənˈfek.ʃən/
A confection is a sweet treat like candy or cake.
The bakery window was full of colorful confections.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The act or process of mixing or preparing something, especially medicine or food, by combining ingredients.
The confection of the ointment took several hours.
3. A thing that is delicately or elaborately made, especially a piece of fine workmanship.
Her dress was a confection of lace and silk.
4. Something contrived or invented, often with little substance.
The rumor was a confection of half-truths.