UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                       PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


       Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): February 21, 2005
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                              Tasty Baking Company
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               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

         Pennsylvania                        1-5084              23-1145880
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of           (Commission         (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization)            File Number)       Identification No.)

2801 Hunting Park Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania               19129
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                         (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (215) 221-8500
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                                 Not applicable
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)



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Item 2.02.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition
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On February 21, 2005, Tasty Baking Company announced its anticipated financial
results for the fourth quarter ended December 25, 2004, including the impact of
an additional pre-tax pension expense of approximately $0.8 million. A copy of
the press release is attached to this Report as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated
herein by reference. The information disclosed in this report, including Exhibit
99.1 hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be
incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document
pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set
forth in this filing.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits
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        (a) Not applicable

        (b) Not applicable

        (c) The following exhibit is filed herewith:

            Exhibit 99.1 Press Release dated February 21, 2005



                                   SIGNATURES


     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                       TASTY BAKING COMPANY         
                                       (Registrant)


  Date:  February 22, 2005             /s/ David S. Marberger
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                                       David S. Marberger
                                       Senior Vice President and Chief 
                                       Financial Officer




                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


   Exhibit                            Description
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     99.1                             Press Release dated February 21, 2005