To make the caramel sauce

• Place the butter, brown sugar and thickened cream into a saucepan and cook over a medium heat until the mixture begins to gently bubble. Reduce to a low heat and give the caramel sauce a good stir before cooking for a further 3 - 4 minutes or until the sauce begins to thicken. Please note it will also thicken as it cools.
• Remove the caramel sauce from the heat and carefully transfer to a container and pop into the fridge to cool.
  
• In the meantime, place the thickened cream, icing sugar and vanilla extract into a bowl and use an electric hand mixer to mix until soft peaks form - store in the fridge until needed.
  
• Roughly chop the Gingerbread and set aside until needed.
  
• Once the caramel sauce has cooled, place the Pavlova base onto your serving plate and top with the whipped cream.
  
• Sprinkle the chopped Gingerbread pieces over the top of the whipped cream and then drizzle with caramel sauce.
• Add the Gingerbread Man and serve with the leftover Caramel Sauce.