SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

                                    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): May 3, 2005


                              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
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 2.02.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition


On May 3, 2005,  Tasty Baking  Company  announced its financial  results for the
first  quarter  ended March 26, 2005. 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

(a)      Not applicable

(b)      Not applicable

(c)      The following exhibit is filed herewith:

                  Exhibit 99.1              Press Release dated May 3, 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:  May 3, 2005             /S/ David S. Marberger
                                        David S. Marberger
                                        Senior Vice President and Chief 
                                        Financial Officer





                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


         Exhibit                        Description
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           99.1                         Press Release dated May 3, 2005