Trifter

If you have a sweet tooth and really prefer your dessert to your main course you probably think you have sample most kinds of sweet treat. These mouth-watering treats are enough to make your eyes water too when you look at the price tags.

THE FORTRESS AQUAMARINE

This eighty carat aquamarine gem stone rests gently on a tiny sliver of chocolate that is shaped to look like the stilt fisherman that is incorporated into the restaurant’s logo. This dessert is served with handmade glass utensils which you cannot take away with you, but you can take away that gem stone. At a cool $14,500 you need to have something to put into your pocket.

BROWNIE EXTRAORDINAIRE FROM DESSERT EXPERIENCE, ATLANTIC CITY

This brownie comes with a St. Louis crystal atomiser filled with 1996 Quinto do Noval to be sprayed into the mouth between mouthfuls of the hazelnut coated brownie. This one sounds delicious but at $1000, perhaps I’d choose something else.

SULTAN’S GOLDEN CAKE, ISTANBUL

This dessert takes 72 hours to make and it is served at special occasions. It is full of figs, quince, apricot and pears which are marinated for two years in Jamaican Rum. The topping is shaved, caramelised , black truffles and 24 carat gold leaf. It is served on a silver cake box with a gold seal. This sounds amazing but at $1000 a time, most of us won’t get the opportunity to try it.

Personally speaking, I’d pay that for the second option here. I can almost taste that port washing down chocolate brownies. What a fantastic taste sensation it must be, but I’d need to have that $1000 to spare first, so maybe I’ll stick to brownies and a cup of coffee.