Punch Bowl Cake is a recipe from the 1970s! You can vary the ingredients, but starting off with a yellow cake is traditional!
Super Bowl Party Cake
Punch Bowl Cake is a fun dessert to make and take to a party, family reunion, or any large crowd gathering. Step back and watch everyone go in awe over it.
It is one of those cakes where there are no rules about how you make it.
It is traditionally made in an old-fashioned glass punch bowl, but you can use a large serving bowl instead, and this mouthwatering cake is still very pretty.
My Mother's recipe called for a yellow cake mix, canned pie filling, canned crushed pineapple, and Cool Whip. Over the years, I have seen that you can make it with homemade ingredients or not.
My Mother's recipe called for a yellow cake mix, canned pie filling, canned crushed pineapple, and Cool Whip. Over the years, I have seen that you can make it with homemade ingredients or not.
You can use boxed pudding mix or make your own homemade custard.
You can use fresh fruit, canned fruit, or frozen fruit. I tend to make it with what I have on hand.
This time, I had a Homemade Butter Cake in the freezer that I planned on icing for Christmas but never got around to.
I sometimes use boxed pudding and pie filling, but I prefer to make my homemade custard filling from the recipe I use for my homemade banana pudding.
My husband prefers the canned Strawberry Pie Filling (I like the fresh strawberries), and hands down, in my house, I use Homemade Whipped Cream to top it off.
My husband prefers the canned Strawberry Pie Filling (I like the fresh strawberries), and hands down, in my house, I use Homemade Whipped Cream to top it off.
But as you can see, there are no rules with this cake! All I know is to be ready to serve a crowd when you make it.
I made it the day before the Super Bowl, which I recommend, to allow all the layers to congeal together and set.
We had some great appetizers, but this cake was the perfect ending to our Super Bowl Party. I hope your team won!
We had some great appetizers, but this cake was the perfect ending to our Super Bowl Party. I hope your team won!
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WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO MAKE PUNCH BOWL CAKE
- Yellow cake mix and all the ingredients that make the cake (or homemade recipe)
- Crushed pineapple
- Instant vanilla pudding mix
- Strawberry pie filling or Cherry
- Frozen whipped topping
HOW TO MAKE PUNCH BOWL CAKE
- Prepare the cake mix as directed by the package directions.
- Bake in a 9x13 inch pan, or two 8 inch round pans. Cool the cake; set aside.
- Prepare the vanilla pudding according to package directions; set aside (if making homemade custard, let it cool completely).
- Crumble the cake in large chunks into the bottom of the punch bowl.
- Spoon the pineapple over the cake, pour the pudding over the pineapple, spoon the strawberry pie filling over the pudding, then top with the whipped topping.
- Place in the refrigerator for 2 hours or overnight. Serve cold.
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