The phrase "a light confection" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a dessert or sweet treat that is light in texture or flavor, often implying it is not overly rich or heavy.
Example: "For dessert, we decided to share a light confection, perfect for a warm summer evening."
Alternatives: "a delicate dessert" or "a subtle sweet treat."
The apotheosis of the group's style is its breakout single "You're a Jerk," a light confection of danceable braggadocio.
The work contrasts sharply with Balanchine's highly formalized tutus and hair buns in Bizet's Symphony in C, which is cast as a light confection.
It's a light confection, but Porter's cheery delivery is deceptive as she can be deliciously cutting; her account of meeting a (now famous) sex pest when she was a young TV producer in Manchester is told with relish.
A few light confections can be lovely, but too many in one night may give you a stomachache.
Similarly, in talking about the success of his two productions, which could not be more dissimilar -- Cole Porter's light confection "Kiss Me, Kate and Michael Fraynn's weighty new play about nuclear physics, "Copenhagen" -- Mr. Blakemore, who turns 72 next month, sounded merely pleased that the shows managed to find their way to Broadway within months of each other.
Surprisingly for Munro, it looks set to be the feelgood hit of this year's Edinburgh festival: a feather-light confection about the search for love and happiness, it even has a happy ending.
Desserts were as carefully prepared as other courses, the star being warm caramel-apple and pancetta bread pudding, a bouncy-light confection served with vanilla ice cream and caramel sauce.
A much lighter confection was Rob Long's Set Up, Joke, Set Up, Joke (Bloomsbury £9.99), an account of a year in the life of this US TV comedy writer as he attempts to get his new show on the air and keep it there.
The Adventures of Bert Allan Ahlberg and Raymond Briggs (Viking, £9.99) This collaboration between two heavyweights of modern children's literature turns out to be a droll, feather-light confection about Bert, a fictional version of Michael Crawford's Frank in Some Mothers Do Have 'Em.
A favorite movie: Tiny Times, a light-hearted confection that celebrates, well, nothing in particular.
The eating, though, is gratifyingly easy: when sweetly garnished, sfenj are light confections of which just one is rarely enough.
