Name: Pavlova with figs and dark rum syrup
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 2 min
Total time: 32 min
Yield: 6 to 8 servings
Cuisine: Desserts & Baking
Ingredients: For the pavlova: ,free-range egg whites 4,Fine salt a pinch ,caster sugar 150g,brown sugar 120g,cornflour 2t,white vinegar 1t,vanilla bean paste 1t,thick fresh cream 375ml,fresh figs (or more!), quartered 6,For the dark rum syrup: ,caster sugar 125g,brown sugar 90g,lemon juice 1T,vanilla bean, split and seeds scraped out 1,dark rum 2T

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