I love hand painted cakes but don’t feel confident enough to try free hand. I did do a stained glass cake from a Maggie Austin class on Craftsy. Here is a link to some lovely painted cakes I have saved on Pinterest. My favorites are from a bakery that I think has since gone out of business, but their Geisha cake is outstanding. Jolly Bee Bakery.
http://www.pinterest.com/cakeicer/hand-painted-cakes/
Shirley