Exhibit 16(b)

POWER OF ATTORNEY

     The undersigned Directors of Master Large Cap Series LLC, (the “Master LLC”) hereby authorize Howard Surloff, Denis R. Molleur, Donald C. Burke, Neal J. Andrews and Edward Baer, or any of them, as attorney-in-fact, to sign on his or her behalf, in the capacities indicated with respect to the Master LLC, any Registration Statement or post-effective amendment thereto of the BlackRock Balanced Capital Fund, Inc. or any series thereof that invests or proposes to invest in the Master LLC, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Power of Attorney as of the 28th day of January 2009.

Signature	Title	Signature	Title
/s/David O. Beim	Director/Trustee	/s/Robert C. Robb, Jr.	Director/ Trustee
David O. Beim		Robert C. Robb, Jr.
/s/Ronald W. Forbes	Director/Trustee	/s/Toby Rosenblatt	Director/ Trustee
Ronald W. Forbes		Toby Rosenblatt
/s/Dr. Matina Horner	Director/Trustee	/s/Kenneth L. Urish	Director/ Trustee
Dr. Matina Horner		Kenneth L. Urish
/s/Rodney D. Johnson	Director/Trustee	/s/Frederick W. Winter	Director/ Trustee
Rodney D. Johnson		Frederick W. Winter
/s/Herbert I. London	Director/Trustee	/s/Richard S. Davis	Director/ Trustee
Herbert I. London		Richard S. Davis
/s/Cynthia A. Montgomery	Director/Trustee	/s/Henry Gabbay	Director/Trustee
Cynthia A. Montgomery		Henry Gabbay
/s/Joseph P. Platt, Jr.	Director/Trustee
Joseph P. Platt, Jr.