Punch Bowl Cake (must make once in your life - it's scrumptuous!)

From my mom! (Don't know where she got it. But she first made it when we had my parents' friends over at our house on a Navy Base in the '80s in the Philippines and I (a teen then) must of ate 3 servings!

Note: will need deep punch bowl, preferably glass to view the dessert layers.  This is a beautiful, parfait cake that is light, fruity, creamy, refreshing and out of this world!

Ingredients:
1/2 a box of  yellow cake mix (best to just bake a whole cake and then use half)
2 cans cherry pie filling
2 cans or more crushed pineapple (drained)
2-4 boxes of instant vanilla pudding
2 large containers of Cool Whip
Chopped nuts (optional)

Bake cake in 9"x13" pan or if cutting recipe in half, use 2 round layer pans.  Prepare instant pudding as directed on its own wrapping/box.  After yellow cake cooked and pudding prepared, layer everything in the glass bowl as follows:

1st layer:
1/2  of the crumbled cake (cut cake  into bite size pieces or cubes)

2nd layer
1/2 of  the cooked pudding

3rd layer
1/2 of the cherry pie filling

4th layer
1/2 of the drained crushed pineapple - depending on size of bowl may need more than 2 small cans (must judge)

5th layer
1/2 of the Cool Whip

6th layer
1/2 nuts sprinkled on top of the Cool Whip (if like nuts)

If want a higher parfait, repeat the layers!  However, if cutting recipe in half, only layer once.  Refrigerate and serve cold.

ENJOY!!!  Great for entertaining guests!!!