Timely Trifle - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 box yellow cake mix (your favorite brand)
2 (3 oz.) pkg. instant vanilla pudding mix
5 c. milk
2 (15 1/2 oz.) cans crushed pineapple, drained
5 large bananas, sliced
2 cans cherry pie filling, mixed with 1 tsp. almond flavoring
1 (16 oz.) container whipped topping, thawed
1 c. chopped pecans
maraschino cherries

Preparation

Bake cake according to directions in prepared 9 x 13-inch pan. (May be done the day before.)
Break half the cake into bottom of small punch bowl.
Prepare pudding mix with milk.
Layer half the pudding, 1 can drained pineapple, 2 1/2 bananas and 1 can cherry pie filling over cake.
Mix whipped topping and nuts. Spread half of this over the cherry pie filling.
Repeat layers, ending with nut topping mixture. Decorate with cherries. Refrigerate at least 4 hours before serving.
Juice from the pineapple may be added to your cake mix.