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May 23, 2012

VIA EDGAR

Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, NE

Washington, DC 20549

Re: BlackRock Balanced Capital Fund, Inc.

(File No. 2-49007 and File No. 811-2405)

Ladies and Gentlemen:

On behalf of BlackRock Balanced Capital Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) and pursuant to Rule 497(e) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, attached for filing are exhibits containing interactive data format risk/return summary information that mirrors the risk/return summary information in a supplement, dated May 8, 2012, to the Prospectus, dated January 27, 2012, for the Fund. The purpose of the filing is to submit the 497(e) filing dated May 23, 2012 in XBRL for the Fund.

Any questions or comments on this filing should be directed to the undersigned at 212-728-8510.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Anthony Geron

Anthony Geron

Enclosures

cc: Ben Archibald, Esq., BlackRock Advisors, LLC