fresh Western-style confectionery
Refers to Western-style sweets that are not baked dry or preserved, typically containing fresh cream, fruit, or custard. Examples include sponge cake, cream puffs, and fruit tarts. Often contrasted with 生菓子 (fresh Japanese sweets) and 洋生菓子 (a synonym).
See also: 生菓子 (なまがし) · 洋生菓子 (ようなまがし)
The fresh Western sweets at this shop use plenty of fresh cream.
Fresh Western confectionery doesn't keep long, so please eat it soon.
Refers to fresh Japanese-style sweets (e.g., mochi, manjū), while 生洋菓子 specifically denotes Western-style fresh confectionery.
Synonym; the same meaning but with a different word order. Both are used in the confectionery industry.
Compound of 生 (nama, 'fresh') + 洋菓子 (yōgashi, 'Western-style confectionery'). The term likely arose in the Japanese confectionery industry to distinguish fresh, perishable Western sweets from dry or preserved ones.