Punch Bowl Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 yellow cake, baked (from cake mix)
1 (16 oz.) can crushed pineapple
1 large vanilla instant pudding mix, prepared
3 bananas, sliced
1 (16 oz.) large Cool Whip topping
1 can cherry pie filling
1/2 to 1 c. nuts
1 c. coconut, shredded (optional)
1 small jar maraschino cherries (optional)
1 punch bowl

Preparation

Bake cake according to package.
Crumble into pieces and place in punch bowl.
Pour pineapple, with part of the juice reserved, over the cake.
Prepare vanilla pudding mix and add the bananas. Pour over the cake mixture, then on top of pudding, pour the cherry pie filling.
Top with Cool Whip.
Cover and chill.
Add nuts, coconut and cherries on top before serving.