$25,000 for a Dessert? What is the World Coming To?

This Reuters article tells us about a $25,000 dollar dessert made of gold and diamonds--oh, and a little chocolate to make it glide down more easily.

I don't think even Louis the XIV or Marie Antoinette thought of this one.

A lot less boring that just stacking it in bars in a steel cage.


[Thanks to gonyc.about.com for the photo of the NY Fed's gold stash.]

For those of you with a sweet tooth, a flare for enjoying life, and a good credit score, here are some more tempting outrages.