Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Grease two 9x5 inch loaf pans and dust with flour. (Alternately, you can use a 9x5 angel food cake pan.)

In a large bowl, combine sugar, oil, and eggs.

Add pumpkin and water and mix well. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, baking powder, and cloves.

Slowly add the dry ingredients to the pumpkin mixture.

Bake for 60-70 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Cool to the touch, then invert pans on a rack to complete cooling.

Slice and serve plain or buttered.