After almost thirty years in business, an Auckland cakery this afternoon closed its doors for the final time, blaming tighter household budgets and the soaring cost of ingredients like butter. The City Cake Company in Mount Eden was run by the late Maureen Keene and her daughter Tracey Baird, but grief and compounding costs have taken over. With the company in liquidation, owing $30,000, today was the last day customers could get their sweet fix, with everything half price, in the hopes nothing would go to waste. Louise Ternouth and Camera Operator Marika Khabazi were there. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default default/index.html?videoId=6345976572112