This is one of my family favorites. It is easy and can be made a day in advance.

Here is what you will need.

Ingredients

1 -18 oz. box of Hines yellow cake mix. ( you can use white, pound cake, or angel food cake)

2 - 5 oz. boxes of instant vanilla pudding 

2 -21 oz cans of cherry pie filling (you can use strawberry or blueberry)

2 - 8 oz. cans of pineapple ( crushed or tidbits )

2 - 16 oz. cartons of Cool Whip

4–5 sliced bananas 

1 cup chopped pecans

1 small jar maraschino cherries 

• Bake your cake as directed on the box
• Let it cool
• Combine ½ of the cake into a punch bowl (or a large bowl)
• Mix your pudding as directed on the box
• Pour ½ of the pudding over the cake in the punch bowl
• Add one can of your cherry pie filling (or whatever you are using)
• Add one can drained pineapple and a layer of bananas
• Add ½ of your Cool Whip
• Repeat your layers again
• Top with some of the maraschino cherries and pecans
  
  

Hope you enjoy making this. It’s great for those summer get-togethers.