Hundreds of cakes were under one roof this weekend, as part of the seventh annual "That Takes the Cake" competition put on by Capital Confectioners.

Comic books came to life and action heroes became appetizing, as this year's theme was "Super Heroes and Villains."

While some competitors saw baking as a hobby, Peggy Higgins saw it as a passion.

Higgins works full time as a medical transcriptionist, but said her dream is to bake and decorate cakes for a living.

"I'm real fulfilled when I deliver my product to someone and can see the appreciation," she said.

However, Higgins feels there is one major thing standing in her way. It's currently illegal for people like Higgins to sell any goods made inside their home kitchen. As a result, she said much of her business comes from word of mouth because she cannot advertise.

It is business she said helps contribute to her family, after her husband lost her job as a result of a disability.

"You feel like you're doing something wrong, but I lost an income so I don't have a choice," she said. "I don't have the money to become legal."

Now, a group is working to change the rules, so people who bake certain goods at home will be able to sell them.

Kelley Masters heads up the Texas Cottage Food Law group, which is working to get House Bill 1139 passed. Under the bill, people like Higgins would be able to operate as a "Cottage Food Production Operation."

If it passes, people will be able to sell homemade foods like cakes, cookies, pies, bread, snack foods, jams and jellies.

According to Masters, items that require refrigeration, such as cheesecakes, cream cheese frosting, mousse filling and cream pies, still have to be purchased at bakeries. The bill also places a limit of $150,000 on gross annual sales, while requiring home bakers to take a food handling course.

All items made in a home kitchen will have to be labeled as such, and must include a list of all ingredients.

"This is not a bill about cakes and cookies, it's a bill about jobs and it's about opening opportunities to the greatest number of people in Texas," Masters said.

Those who oppose the bill have expressed concerns about the differences in regulation between those who work at home and the cooks in a licensed bakery.

Masters said the bill was introduced in 2009, but that it died while still on the calendar when the session ended.

Click on the video below to see a demonstration of some of the advanced baking skills on display at the cake competition.