Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP

A Pennsylvania Limited Liability Partnership

Woodland Falls Corporate Park

200 Lake Drive East, Suite 100

Cherry Hill, NJ  08002-1171

Telephone  856.321.2400

Fax  856.321.2415

www.stradley.com

Ms. Anne Nguyen Parker

Branch Chief

United States Securities and Exchange Commission

Washington, DC  20549

Re:         Tasty Baking Company

Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 26, 2009

Filed March 11, 2010

Schedule 14A Definitive Proxy Statement

Filed March 30, 2010

File No. 001-05084

Dear Ms. Parker:

Thank you for taking the time to speak with me today regarding the SEC comment letter to our client, Tasty Baking Company (“Company”), dated September 27, 2010, which the Company received on October 4, 2010.

As we discussed, the Company is seeking some additional time to respond to the SEC comment letter.  Accordingly, this letter serves to confirm our conversation that the Company will be filing its response on or before Tuesday, October 26, 2010.

I appreciate your cooperation in this matter.   Please call me if you have any questions in the interim.  I can be reached at 856-321-2413.

Sincerely,

/s/ Eric D. Schoenborn

Eric D. Schoenborn

cc:           Caroline Kim

Paul D. Ridder