Fruit Salad Dessert Cake in a Punch Bowl

Submitted by pink cook

"This is an attractive way to serve in a special party cake and everybody likes it. Enjoy"

 

• Ready In: 2hrs
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 12-16

ingredients

• 1 (18 ounce) package yellow cake mix
• 1 (4 ounce) vanilla pudding mix
• 1 (8 ounce) can pineapple chunks (reserve juice)
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 (8 ounce) can mandarin segments, drained
• 2 cups fresh strawberries, halved
• 1⁄2 cup fresh blueberries
• 1 (8 ounce) container Cool Whip, thawed
• 1⁄4 cup pecans, chopped
• 1⁄2 cup maraschino cherry

directions

1. Prepare cake according to package directions. Cool completely. Split cake in half horizontally to make 2 layers.
2. Prepare pudding mix according to package directions.
3. Drain pineapple, reserving 2 tablespoons juice. Set pineapple aside. Beat reserved juice into cream cheese.
4. Spread half of cream cheese mixture over top of each cake layer.
5. In 3 quart punch bowl or large glass salad bowl, spoon half of the pineapple chunks. Place one cake layer on top, then arrange in layers, 1/2 of mandarin segments, strawberries, 1/2 of blueberries, 1/2 of pudding.
6. Spread with 1/2 of the whipped cream and sprinkle with 1/2 of the pecans.
7. Repeat layering beginning with rest of pineapple and blueberries and add cherries on top.
8. Sprinkle more chopped pecans, if like.