We love our contests here at Chute Gerdeman. They range from chili to salsa to pumpkin carving. But on the 4th of July? It’s all about pie!

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Each year the city of Columbus celebrates Independence Day with our fireworks festival—Red, White, & Boom. We’re lucky enough to be able to see the fireworks show from our building’s patio, so we Chuties do what we do best—host a party!

We invite all our employees and their families to stay for a grill out, which is where we hold our highly official CG Pie Bake Off. Everyone is invited to show off their pastry expertise (and whether that means frozen pie crust or homemade, no one’s the wiser), and of course, everyone gets to vote for their favorite. This year was our 4th annual CG Pie Bake Off, and we had 7 entries; everything from fruit pies to goo pies.

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This year’s winning creation came from Mary Lynn, Brand Communications Designer and baking fanatic. Known for combining unique flavors, her Key Lime Creamsicle pie is a conglomeration of dessert favorites.

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The pie combines a buttery pretzel crust, a layer of homemade key lime curd, vanilla cream filling, then a topping of homemade salted caramel. It sounds crazy, but she insists it really is easy (no, really!). Want the recipe? We figured you might. Click Here to download the recipe.