confection

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 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.
2. 2
   The act or process of confecting; the process of making, compounding, or preparing something.
3. 3
   The result of such a process; something made up or confected; a concoction.
4. 4
   An artistic, musical, or literary work taken as frivolous, amusing, or contrived; a composition of a light nature.
5. 5
   Something, such as a garment or a decoration, that is very elaborate, delicate, or luxurious, usually also impractical or non-utilitarian.
6. 6
   A preparation of medicine sweetened with sugar, honey, syrup, or the like; an electuary: A medicinal preparation of any kind, a compound of drugs.
7. 7
   A preparation of medicine sweetened with sugar, honey, syrup, or the like; an electuary: A deadly poison.

Verb

1. 1
   To make into a confection, prepare as a confection.