Banana Split Cake

Ingredients 

• 1 package yellow cake mix 
• 1 package instant French vanilla pudding 
• 1 cup cold milk 
• 8 ounce cream cheese, room temperature 
• 1 large can crushed pineapple 
• 4 bananas 
• 12 ounce cool whip or real whip cream 
• nuts and cherries 

Bake cake according to package directions, cool. Mix dry pudding mix and cream cheese until well mixed. Add milk, a little at a time, until smooth. Spread pudding over cake, cover with drained  pineapple. Cut bananas lengthwise and place over pineapple. Cover this with cool whip and top with cherries and nuts. 
  
*NOTE* 
BAKE CAKE IN A LARGE PAN AND LEAVE IN PAN IN ORDER TO KEEP ALL THE TOPPINGS ON THE CAKE.