Punch Bowl Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 pkg. butter cake mix with pudding, plus ingredients to prepare mix
1 (6 oz.) pkg. vanilla flavored instant pudding and pie filling mix, plus ingredients to prepare mix
1 (20 oz.) can crushed pineapple (undrained), divided
2 (21 oz.) cans cherry pie filling, divided
1 (12 oz.) container frozen whipped topping, thawed and divided
1/2 c. chopped nuts, divided

Preparation

Prepare and bake cake mix according to package directions. Cool completely.
Prepare pudding mix according to directions. Crumble half of cake into bottom of a large bowl (a small punch bowl works well).
Top with layers of the pudding, pineapple, cherry pie filling, whipped topping and nuts.
If desired, reserve a few cherries from second can of cherry pie filling for garnish. Repeat layers, using the remaining cake, pudding, pineapple, cherry pie filling and nuts.
Top with remaining whipped topping.
Garnish with reserved cherries, if desired.