toffee apple vs confection

toffee apple and confection both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
toffee apple	Yes	No	No	No
confection	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, confection is a hypernym of toffee apple; that is, confection is a word with a broader meaning than toffee apple:

toffee apple: an apple that is covered with a candy-like substance (usually caramelized sugar)
confection: a food rich in sugar

Other hypernyms of toffee apple include sweet.

toffee apple (noun)	confection (noun)
an apple that is covered with a candy-like substance (usually caramelized sugar)	the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components
	a food rich in sugar

toffee apple (verb)	confection (verb)
	make into a confection