ADVERTISEMENT
The Recipe Link
Cooking on the net since 1996!
Recipelink.com
- Real Recipes from Real People -

Recipe: Blue Willow Inn Punch Bowl Cake (using cake mix, pineapple, and cherry pie filling)

Desserts - Cakes
PUNCH BOWL CAKE
Source: The Blue Willow Inn Cookbook: Discover Why the Best Small-Town Restaurant in the South is in Social Circle, Georgia by Jane Stern

On Thanksgiving and Mother's Day, special-occasion dishes are featured at every station from the salad bar to the dessert table. One of those extra-extravagant desserts is Punch Bowl Cake, made from a recipe brought to the kitchen by Blue Willow Inn employee Keith Browning. It's one of those wonderful easy-does-it recipes that requires virtually no kitchen drudgery but turn out utterly baroque in their majesty.

1 (18 1/4 ounce) box yellow cake mix
1 (12 ounce) package shredded coconut, divided in half
1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple
2 packages (12 ounce each) refrigerated whipped topping (or Cool Whip, thawed)
1/2 cup chopped pecans, divided use
1 (20-ounce) can cherry pie filling

Bake the cake according to the directions on the box, creating two layers. Allow the cake to cool.

Crumble one layer of the cake into the bottom of a punch bowl along with one-half of the coconut. Spread the crushed pineapple over the layer of coconut and cake. Use one container of the topping to top the pineapple. Top this layer with 1/4 cup of the pecans.

Crumble the second layer of cake over the pecans. Spread the remaining one-half coconut and the cherry pie filling atop the second layer of cake. Top with the second container of topping, and top that with the remaining 1/4 cup pecans.

Refrigerate for 6 to 8 hours to allow the flavors to mingle.
MsgID: 3135038
Shared by: Betsy at Recipelink.com
In reply to: Recipe: Recipes Using Box Mixes (17)
Board: Daily Recipe Swap at Recipelink.com
  • Read Replies (17)
  • Post Reply
  • Post New
  • Save to Recipe Box
Reviews and Replies:
1 Recipe: Recipes Using Box Mixes (17)
  Betsy at Recipelink.com
2 Recipe: Stove Top Stuffing Mix Additions
  Betsy at Recipelink.com
3 Recipe: Stuffed Pepper Casserole (using stuffing mix)
  Betsy at Recipelink.com
4 Recipe: Vegetable Stuffing Bake (using stuffing mix, sour cream, zucchini, carrots)
  Betsy at Recipelink.com
5 Recipe: Almond Tropical Stuffing (using stuffing mix)
  Gladys/PR
6 Recipe: Corn Fritters (using stuffing mix)
  Gladys/PR
7 Recipe: Light And Healthy Carrot-Raisin Stuffing (using stuffing mix)
  Gladys/PR
8 Recipe: Spicy Stuffing (using stuffing mix)
  Gladys/PR
9 Recipe: Confetti Cornbread Stuffing (using stuffing mix)
  Gladys/PR
10 Recipe: Cornbread Stuffing with Kale
  Gladys/PR
11 Recipe: Vegetarian Bread Dressing with Apples, Wild Mushrooms and Walnuts (using stuffing mix)
  Gladys/PR
12 Recipe: Spoon Bread (using corn muffin mix)
  Betsy at Recipelink.com
13 Recipe: Sausage Stuffing Balls (using stuffing mix and cranberries)
  Betsy at Recipelink.com
14 Recipe: Chicken and Wild Rice Soup (using long grain and wild rice mix)
  Betsy at Recipelink.com
15 Recipe: Blue Willow Inn Punch Bowl Cake (using cake mix, pineapple, and cherry pie filling)
  Betsy at Recipelink.com
16 Recipe: White Pizza Dip (using soup mix)
  Betsy at Recipelink.com
17 Recipe: Onion Gravy (using soup mix)
  Betsy at Recipelink.com
18 Recipe: Spinach Stuffed Mushrooms (using soup mix, sour cream, and cheddar)
  Betsy at Recipelink.com
UPLOAD AN IMAGE
Allowed file types: .gif .png .jpg .jpeg

POST A REPLY
Post a Request - Answer a Question
Share a Recipe
Thank You To All Who Contribute
  • Recipe: Blue Willow Inn Punch Bowl Cake (using cake mix, pineapple, and cherry pie filling)
  • Please select one:
  • This message includes a recipe that I have not made Recipe: will appear as the first word of the title
  • This message includes a recipe that I have made Recipe (tried): will appear as the first words of the title
  • This message is a question or a request for a recipe ISO: (In Search of) will appear as the first words of the title
  • This message is to thank the person(s) that answered my request Thank You will appear as the first words of the title
  • No Prefix


  • Do not use the message boards for advertising or solicitation of our visitors.
  • Do not post personal data about yourself or others such as resumes, phone numbers, addresses, etc.
  • Be kind. Rude or offensive posts are not acceptable. If you should find a posting that is objectionable to you please do not post a response. E-mail a message to: help@recipelink.com If a complaint is made against a message it is removed.
  • Choose the board topic that best suits your post. Off topic messages may be moved or removed. Posts of the same request to more than one message board will be deleted.
  • Please do not request that responses be e-mailed directly to you - we work together as a group and we all want to enjoy the replies!
  • Please keep posting of URLs to a minimum and limited to exact responses to requests. Posts with links included are removed if they are inaccurate, if they don't lead to the exact answer to the request or if the site content doesn't meet our criteria for sites we link to.
  • E-mail all site-related questions and comments to:help@recipelink.com
  •  The message boards are monitored and not all posts are accepted. We reserve the right to modify, move, use or remove (or not remove) information posted at our discretion and without prior notification or explanation. Failure to follow the guidelines may result in loss of access. These guidelines are subject to change without notice.

     Not required, but a request: Please take a moment to post a thank you to those that take the time (sometimes hours) to find the recipe or information you requested!

    Thank you for participating!
POST A NEW MESSAGE
Post a Request - Answer a Question
Share a Recipe
Thank You To All Who Contribute
  • Please select one:
  • This message includes a recipe that I have not made Recipe: will appear as the first word of the title
  • This message includes a recipe that I have made Recipe (tried): will appear as the first words of the title
  • This message is a question or a request for a recipe ISO: (In Search of) will appear as the first words of the title
  • This message is to thank the person(s) that answered my request Thank You will appear as the first words of the title
  • No Prefix
  • Do not use the message boards for advertising or solicitation of our visitors.
  • Do not post personal data about yourself or others such as resumes, phone numbers, addresses, etc.
  • Be kind. Rude or offensive posts are not acceptable. If you should find a posting that is objectionable to you please do not post a response. E-mail a message to: help@recipelink.com If a complaint is made against a message it is removed.
  • Choose the board topic that best suits your post. Off topic messages may be moved or removed. Posts of the same request to more than one message board will be deleted.
  • Please do not request that responses be e-mailed directly to you - we work together as a group and we all want to enjoy the replies!
  • Please keep posting of URLs to a minimum and limited to exact responses to requests. Posts with links included are removed if they are inaccurate, if they don't lead to the exact answer to the request or if the site content doesn't meet our criteria for sites we link to.
  • E-mail all site-related questions and comments to:help@recipelink.com
  •  The message boards are monitored and not all posts are accepted. We reserve the right to modify, move, use or remove (or not remove) information posted at our discretion and without prior notification or explanation. Failure to follow the guidelines may result in loss of access. These guidelines are subject to change without notice.

     Not required, but a request: Please take a moment to post a thank you to those that take the time (sometimes hours) to find the recipe or information you requested!

    Thank you for participating!