Would you spend £68 on a doughnut?

Doughnuts may be an inexpensive treat for most, but for those with money, it can be a luxury experience.

The Brooklyn restaurant, Manila Social Club, is offering doughnuts with Cristal champagne icing and 24 carat gold coating for $100 (£68) each.

The eatery posted pictures of the pricey confectionary, called 'The Golden Cristal Ube Doughnut, on their Instagram page with the caption: "The Manila Social Club presents their infamous gold-ube donut, adorned with icing made with Cristal champagne and filled with an ube mousse, champagne jelly, and covered with 24k Gold. $100 per donut."

Ube is a purple yam commonly eaten by Filipinos, which is the nationality of the restaurant's main chef and co-owner Bjorn De La Cruz.

In fact, one of his most popular offerings is his standard ube doughnut which sells for $40 a dozen.

De La Cruz told First We Feast: "The reason that gold leaf and Cristal were added was because I love all different champagnes. I wanted to add something [to the menu] for the new year to celebrate how long we have been going. I didn't know people would go and order a dozen [of these] at a time! But then again, it is New York, and there are people willing to put down a grand for a dozen doughnuts."

De La Cruz also added that although the doughnut was initially created for the festive period, the significant interest means that will continue making it through the year.