Let Them Eat Gold Twinkies

At last, a gold-encrusted dessert fit for a working class budget. Unlike the $26 pancakes or the $25,000 frrrozen haute chocolate, these little sweets still have a single-digit price tag.

They used to be called Tweenkees, but Brooklynite and organic culinary creator Sarah Magid has changed the name to: The Goldies. Magid tells us they're made from "organic dark chocolate sponge cake filled with organic vanillla or espresso whipped buttercream, then covered in organic dark chocolate ganache." And of course, gold metallic powder.

How much will they set you back? Just a smidge more than the $5 soda; they're $6 each, or a dozen for $68. Pick some up at Jan & Aya in Greenpoint (they're only available on weekends). [via Brooklyn Based]

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By Jen Carlson in Food on April 9, 2008 11:32 AM

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Rocknrope

I used to split Suzy-Q's and hurl the frosted side at a 40' wall in high school. That stuff is like gorilla glue.

citylion

Olive's on Prince street has a Friday ring ding special.

Every Friday, they make these awesome ring dings on site for about $3 and change, I believe. So much better than the hostess variety and so much better for you.

Some people may hate me for calling this one out. :P

smitty

totally not appealing to me either.

jaja007

will it make my dookie sparkle?

joeb

They're pretty, but I don't understand why you'd want to eat one. It's gold! A completely inert and tasteless.

zodak

who the hell buys these things?

it's so stupid.

brooklynbee

Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't see that you gave them credit at the end.

brooklynbee

Did you just lift this completely from Brooklyn Based or what?

"News for Sweet Tooths

Former Real Simple art director Carolyn Veith and her lit professor husband Kai Krienke have opened a new Franklin St. boutique named after their two children, Jan & Aya. It’s eclectically curated with prints, clogs, footstools, and local goods like honey flights from Bee Raw, silkscreened Tees from Loyalty and Blood, and homemade bath oils and salts from Therapy. But our favorite item is the delicious, chocolatey golden tweenkee made with real gold dust by organic Brooklyn baker Sarah Magid. janandaya.com"

amsci

So much for "You can't polish a turd."

babyhitler

they look like they taste like shit. You ever read American Psycho? There is a scene, where Patrick Bateman takes a urinal cake and dips it in chocolate and feeds it to his shallow girlfriend and she feigns that it tastes good cause it's a very expensive restaurant and it was priced high.