ROX DIAMOND CUPCAKE
Price: US $150,000
This diamond-studded cupcake was created by luxury jeweller ROX and Cupcake Glasgow back in 2010 to honour Glasgow’s three-day Glam in the City fashion event. As the most expensive cupcake ever made, the iced treat is sprinkled with tens of tiny, valuable diamonds and can be ordered in store at ROX in the Argyll Arcade, Glasgow.
www.rox.co.uk
CUPCAKES GOURMET – SPARKLING RED VELVET CUPCAKE
Price: US $55,000
Philadelphia-based cupcake store Cupcakes Gourmet created the Sparkling Red Velvet Cupcake for Valentine’s Day last year. The surprise ingredient for star-struck lovers was a US $55,000 eight-carat engagement ring included as part of the delectable delicacy.
The bakers said that the cupcake was created to embody the store’s motto, “love tastes like this,” and gives people a sweeter option when popping the question to their loved one.
www.cupackesgourment.com
MERVIS DIAMOND FANTASY CUPCAKE
Price: US $30,000
Back in 2009, Mervis Diamond Importers set a world record for the world’s most expensive cupcake. Topped with a two carat Asscher cut diamond and eight ideal cut brilliant diamonds, The Mervis Diamond Fantasy Cupcake comes with a staggering price tag of US $30,000 and is only available from the US-based diamond importer on special request.
The bespoke creation was made to celebrate the jewellery store’s 100th anniversary and has since become an ultra-luxury alternative to the traditional wedding cake, although we wouldn’t advise taking a bite.
www.mervisdiamond.com
BLOOMSBURY’S CUPCAKES – THE GOLDEN PHOENIX
Price: US $1,000
As the world’s most expensive edible cupcake, The Golden Phoenix by Bloomsbury’s Cupcakes is made from the highest quality Amedei Porcelana chocolate, boasts 23 carats of edible gold sheet and uses top-grade Ugandan vanilla beans.
It took Dubai-based Bloomsbury cupcake founder, Shafeena Yusuff Ali, five weeks to develop the decadent dessert, which is frosted with edible gold dust and served on a Villari 24-carat Maria Antoinette Princess Tea Trolley at the baker’s Dubai Mall store.
www.ilovebloomsburys.com
PALAZZO DECADENCE D’OR CUPCAKE
Price: US $750
Designed by French chef Johann Springinsfeld, the Decadence D’Or cupcake was created for Sweet Surrender, a dedicated cupcake and candy store in The Palazzo Las Vegas, last year.
The body of the cake is made from Palmira single-estate chocolate, one of the richest cocoas in existence, with a topping of Tahitian gold vanilla caviar dusted with edible gold flakes. Instead of a traditional praline, the Decadence D’Or boasts a Louis XIII de Rémy Martin Cognac filling – the perfect start for a night on the town in Vegas.
