SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 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): March 1, 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)



Item 2.02.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition
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On March 1, 2005, Tasty Baking Company announced its financial results for
the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 25, 2004. 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 such 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 March 1, 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
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                                  (Registrant)

Date:  March 1, 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 March 1, 2005