Confections

noun

1. A food item prepared very sweet, frequently decorated in fine detail, and often preserved with sugar, such as a candy, sweetmeat, fruit preserve, pastry, or cake.

   "The table was covered with all sorts of tempting confections."

2. The act or process of confecting; the process of making, compounding, or preparing something.
3. The result of such a process; something made up or confected; a concoction.

   "The defense attorney maintained that the charges were a confection of the local police."

4. An artistic, musical, or literary work taken as frivolous, amusing, or contrived; a composition of a light nature.
5. Something, such as a garment or a decoration, seen as very elaborate, delicate, or luxurious, usually also seen as impractical or non-utilitarian.