Would you pay £68 for a doughnut covered with 24k gold flakes and Cristal Champagne icing?

This sweet treat will burn a significant hole in your pocket...
Would you pay £68 for a doughnut?
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Liz Connor6 January 2016

A doughnut filled with jam, slathered in Cristal champagne and topped with 24-karat gold flakes is proving popular with the New York food scene.

The delectable dessert was created by the chefs at The Manila Social Club, a trendy Brooklyn-based restaurant that has gained a cult following thanks to its eccentric desserts.

Since opening in April, the Filipino restaurant has produced a whole menu of posh doughnuts, including its 'Ube Bae Donut', which is made from purple yams.

While the recipe for the gold doughnut remains a secret, Björn DelaCruz, the restaurant's owner, told First We Feast that he isn’t deliberately trying to make the most expensive doughnut possible. Apparently, it was just a happy coincidence.

“The reason I chose Cristal over another type of champagne is because Cristal has really great honey notes which goes great with Ube (purple yams),” he said. “For me, it’s shiny and it’s golden, but it comes together to create a really great doughnut, as crazy as that sounds. There was a time when I was eating this doughnut while drinking Cristal, and I was like, 'Oh, this is a great combo!'"

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But if you’re thinking of getting your chops around one of these golden masterpieces, it won’t come cheap - just one doughnut will set you back $100 (£68).

We think we’ll stick to throwing edible glitter over our Krispy Kremes.

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