Baked Alaska

INGREDIENTS

• 1 pint vanilla ice cream, softened
• 1 loaf pound cake
• 1 cup chocolate wafer crumbs (about 17 crushed wafers)
• 1 cup sugar
• Pinch of cream of tartar
• 1 cup egg whites (about 6 large), at room temperature
• Vegetable oil, for brushing
• 1 pint raspberry, passion fruit or other sorbet, softened
• 1 quart chocolate ice cream, softened