Punch Bowl Cake

Ingredients:

1 yellow or white cake mix
2 small boxes vanilla instant pudding
2 cans cherry pie filling
2 large containers of cool whip, room temperature

Directions: 

Make and bake cake according to instructions on box in 9x13 pan; Cut cake into thirds and let cool. 

Make pudding according to instructions on box; set aside.

Break 1/3 cake into a Large Punch Bowl (any large glass bowl will do); layer 1/3 vanilla pudding then 1/3 cool whip and 1/3 cherry pie filling. Continue layers to use all ingredients. Keep in refrigerator till ready to serve. Serves many

Variations:

Yellow cake, vanilla pudding, Apple pie filling, caramel topping, whipped cream

Gingerbread, vanilla pudding, pudding, gingersnaps, whipped cream

Chocolate cake, vanilla pudding, strawberries, whipped cream

Chocolate cake, vanilla pudding, mandarin oranges, whipped cream

Vanilla wafers, vanilla pudding, banana slices dipped in lemon juice, whipped cream

Source:  Granny's Favorites Cookbooks