Punch Bowl Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 box yellow cake mix
2 large boxes vanilla instant pudding
1 large can crushed pineapple
1 can cherry pie filling
1 large container Cool Whip
1 jar maraschino cherries
chopped nuts (for garnish)

Preparation

Mix cake as directed on box and bake in 9 x 13-inch pan.
When cake is cool, crumble half of it in bottom of punch bowl.
Mix 1 box pudding as directed on box and pour over cake.
Spread 1/2 pineapple over pudding mixture.
Add 1/2 of cherry pie filling over pineapple.
Add remainder of crumbled cake; spread other box of pudding mixture on cake.
Add remainder of pineapple over pudding; then add remainder of pie filling.
Top with Cool Whip.
Place cherries over top of Cool Whip after they have been drained, then sprinkle nuts on top.