1 box white or yellow cake mix
1 (6 oz) and 1 (3 oz) box of vanilla instant pudding
2 1/2 cup milk
2 (20 oz) cans crushed pineapple, well drained and chilled
2 (21 oz) cans apple, cherry or strawberry pie filling, chilled
12 oz. whipped topping
coconut, optional
nuts, optional

Bake cake according to directions and cool. Using large punch bowl crumble 1/2 inch layer of cooled cake in the bottom. Mix both packages of pudding with milk. Pour 1/2 pudding mix over cake. Spoon 1/2 can drained pineapple over pudding. Cover with 1 can pie filling and layer with 1/2 of the whipped topping, coconut, and nuts. Repeat layers. Chill and refrigerate.