Punch Bowl Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 box yellow cake mix
2 large boxes vanilla instant pudding
1 can fruit cocktail
1 can cherry pie filling
16 oz. Cool Whip
coconut (optional)
nuts (optional)
6 c. milk

Preparation

Bake cake as directed.
Cool and crumble half in bottom of punch bowl.
Add 1 box of pudding mixed with 3 cups of milk as directed on box.
(Mix one box at a time or it may get too thick.) Add pudding to cake crumbs; then add 1/2 can of fruit cocktail with juice and 1/2 can of cherries (mainly around the edges, so it will show).
Add 1/2 of the 8 ounces Cool Whip.
Sprinkle with coconut and nuts, if desired.
Repeat all layers.
Leave enough cherries to put on top of Cool Whip.