BLACKROCK BALANCED CAPITAL FUND, INC.
100 Bellevue Parkway
Wilmington, Delaware 19809

January 28, 2009

VIA EDGAR

Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549

Re: BlackRock Balanced Capital Fund, Inc.
Post-Effective Amendment No. 53 to Registration Statement on Form N-1A
Securities Act File No. 2-49007

Ladies and Gentlemen:

BlackRock Balanced Capital Fund, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Corporation”), hereby respectfully requests that the effective date of Post-Effective Amendment No. 53 (the “Amendment”) to its Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 2-49007) be accelerated so that such Amendment may be declared effective at 5:30 p.m on Wednesday, January 28, 2009, or as soon as practicable thereafter.

We request that we be notified of such effectiveness by a telephone call to Edward Gizzi of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP at (212) 728-8555, and that such effectiveness also be confirmed in writing.

Very truly yours, BlackRock Balanced Capital Fund, Inc.
By:	/s/ Denis R. Molleur
	Name:	Denis R. Molleur
	Title:	Assistant Secretary

BLACKROCK INVESTMENTS, INC.
40 East 52^nd Street
New York, New York 10022

January 28, 2009

VIA EDGAR

Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549

Re: BlackRock Balanced Capital Fund, Inc.
Post-Effective Amendment No. 53 to Registration Statement on Form N-1A
Securities Act File No. 2-49007

Ladies and Gentlemen:

BlackRock Investments, Inc., the principal underwriter of BlackRock Balanced Capital Fund, Inc. (the “Corporation”), hereby joins in the request of the Corporation for acceleration of the effective date of Post-Effective Amendment No. 53 to the above-named Registration Statement so that it may be declared effective by 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, January 28, 2009, or as soon as possible thereafter.

Very truly yours, BLACKROCK INVESTMENTS, INC.
By:	/s/ Frank Porcelli
	Name:	Frank Porcelli
	Title:	Managing Director