Preheat the oven to 350°. Grease a 9x5 loaf pan by rubbing vegetable oil across the bottom and up the sides.
In a large bowl, add the sugar, canned pumpkin, vegetable oil, water and eggs. Wisk until smooth.
In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, baking powder, nutmeg, and cloves. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until combined.
Pour the mixture into the prepared loaf pan.
Bake 65-70 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Allow to cool for 10 minutes before removing to a cooling rack to cool completely.