This cake was and continues to be a staple in my grandmothers house, especially during the holidays. Named by one of her 5 grandchildren "tootie fruity cake in a bowl" , it is also great for summer time gatherings because it's cool fruity and delicious. It is a layer cake made with pudding, cool whip, fruits, and very easily adjusted to make one that fits your families favorites. Feel free to try different fruit options such as berries or a different flavor of cake. You can also add your own twist to the layers like nuts or chocolate chips for instance. This is my favorite sweet that my sweet grandmother made throughout my childhood that I now make for my own children.

Supplies

Kitchen utensils and supplies you will need are as follows:

Cake pan 13×9
A standard bowl so make pudding
Cake spatula
Mixing bowl for cake incredients
2 large spoons for pie filling
A measuring cup for liquidsĥ
Whisk or mixer of your choice

Ingredient list

1 box of yellow cake mix ( brand of your choice.
3 large eggs
1 cup of water
1/2cup of cooking oil
2 tubs of cool whip or whipped topping of your choice.
1can of crushed pineapple
1 can cherry pie filling
1 boxes of instant vanilla pudding&

Step 1: Prehead Oven

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

Step 2: The Cake

Pour dry cake mix into a medium sized bowl
Add 3 eggs
Add 1/2 cup of cooking oil of your choosing.
Add 1 cup of water
Whisk or mix until mixture is smooth.
Pour into your cake pan
Bake at 350 for 25-28 mins. (Stoves can vary so do what is best for you)

Step 3: Prepare Your Pudding

Follow the instructions on your instant pudding package. For the large box you will need 3 cups of cold milk. I recommend using 2 1/2 cups of milk rather than the standard 3 cups. This will make the pudding thicker and more pie or cake filling consistency.

Add dry pudding mix into a bow of your choosing.
Add 2.5 cups of milk.
Whisk or use a mixer of your choosing until pudding is smooth.
Refrigerate for at least 5 minutes.

Step 4: Cooling the Cake

It is very important that you let your cake cool completely. This specific cake is kept refrigerated.

Step 5: Get Ready to Layer

Once your cake is cooled, choose a large bowl or container of your choosing and open your cans of crushed pineapples and cherry pie filling. Remove your pudding from the refrigerator and the cool whip. As this is a layered cake, you will want your ingredients for each layer out and ready to go. Add a spoon to each ingredient so that you can add the layers easily.

Step 6: Layer One

Cut the cake in half. Take one half and crumble it into the large bowl.

Step 7: Layer 2

Take half of your pudding and spread it on top of the cumbled cake

Step 8: Layer 3

Take half of the can of the cherry pie filling and spread it onto your pudding layer in your bowl.

Step 9: Layer 4

Take half of the can of crushed pineapples and spread it on the cherry filling.

Step 10: Layer 5

Spread your cool whip as the next layer. You should have two tubs of cool whip so if you want to use a little more than half, that's ok. Spread an even layer onto the pineapples.