Anchor, actress and now culinary enthusiast, Maria Goretti is set to whip up a special gourmet surprise this Women's Day Friday.

She will don the chef's hat to make a dessert exclusively for food channel India Food Network.

Her special treat will be French pastry 'Paris Brest' to celebrate the day. The ingredients of the sweet delight is said to sum up different moods of a woman - the tangy sweetness of strawberries, warm and fuzzy chocolate, the nutty rich flavour of the almonds and hazelnuts, said a statement from the channel.