Grandma Jacobs' Punch Bowl Cake
["1 yellow cake mix with pudding", "1 large can crushed pineapple (undrained)", "2 cans cherry pie filling", "1 large pkg. instant vanilla pudding, prepared", "2 large cartons whipped topping", "2 to 4 bananas (your option)", "1 c. pecans", "maraschino cherries (for garnish)", "shredded coconut (as you want)"]
["Bake the cake in a 9 x 13-inch pan.", "In bottom of punch bowl or very large bowl, break cake into larger than bite size chunks (use only 1/2 the cake at this point), then layer half of the pineapple and juice, half of the pudding, half of the bananas, 1 can of pie filling, half the nuts and half the coconut.", "Spread with 1 carton of whipped topping.", "Repeat the above.", "Garnish with cherries, nuts and, if you want to be fancy, chocolate curls.", "Serves 25."]
["yellow cake", "pineapple", "cherry pie filling", "instant vanilla pudding", "cartons whipped topping", "bananas", "pecans", "maraschino cherries", "coconut"]